You have calculated an r of .97, with df = 5 and a two tailed hypothesis. What is the smallest α at which the finding is significant?
A) α = .050
B) α = .020
C) α = .010
D) α = .001

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Given an r of .97 with df = 5 and a two-tailed hypothesis, the correlation is highly significant. Consulting a table of critical values for Pearson's r, we find that for df = 5, an r value as high as .97 far exceeds the critical value for α = .01. Therefore, the smallest α at which this finding is significant is even smaller than .01, making α = .001 the correct choice.

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