You compute the correlation between two variables twice, once for the female participants in your study and once for the male subjects. You find that the difference between these two correlations is statistically significant. This finding
A) represents a case of reverse causation.
B) suggests that the measures used were unreliable.
C) means that gender of participant moderates the relationship between the two variables.
D) is mathematically impossible.

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The fact that there is a significant difference in the correlation between male and female participants suggests that gender moderates the relationship between the two variables. This means that the relationship between the two variables is different for males and females.

You Compute the Correlation Between Two Variables Twice, Once for the Female