A 0.05 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 $$r = \pm 0.878$$ 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.

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Since the computed linear correlation coefficient $r = 0.591$ does not exceed the critical values of $\pm 0.878$, it falls within the range of values where we cannot reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

A 005 Significance Level Is Being Used to Test a Correlation