A 0.01 significance level is being used to test a correlation between two variables. If the linear correlation coefficient r is found to be 0.591 and the critical values are $r = \pm 0.590$ what can you conclude?
A) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.
B) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

Question

A  0.01  significance level is being used to test a correlation between two variables. If the linear correlation coefficient  r  is found to be  0.591  and the critical values are $r = \pm 0.590$ what can you conclude?
A) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.
B) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since the computed linear correlation coefficient $r = 0.591$ is greater than the critical value of $0.590$, it exceeds the threshold needed to reject the null hypothesis at the 0.01 significance level. This indicates there is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

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