Professor Goranson studies the relation between adolescents' self-esteem and the number of close friends they report having.After completing her statistical analyses,Professor Goranson finds that as the number of close friendships increased,adolescents' self-esteem rose moderately.Which correlation coefficient did she likely obtain? A) -0.86 B) -0.35 C) +0.46 D) +0.98

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<st2:personname w:st="on">Professor Goranson studies the relation between adolescents' self-esteem and the number of close friends they report having.After completing her statistical analyses,Professor Goranson finds that as the number of close friendships increased,adolescents' self-esteem rose moderately.Which correlation coefficient did she likely obtain?
A) -0.86
B) -0.35
C) +0.46
D) +0.98

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A positive correlation coefficient indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases. In this case, as the number of close friendships increased, self-esteem also increased moderately. A correlation coefficient of +0.46 suggests a moderate positive correlation between the two variables. The other answer choices suggest negative correlations, which do not accurately reflect the relationship between the variables in this scenario.

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