For the Pearson r, when Ho is rejected, it means that
A) the correlation is positive
B) the correlation is negative
C) the correlation is significant
D) none of these

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When Ho is rejected in a Pearson r test, it means that the correlation between the two variables is statistically significant (i.e. unlikely to have occurred by chance). It does not provide information on the direction (positive or negative) of the correlation.

For the Pearson R, When Ho Is Rejected, It Means