You design a test of intelligence. Based on the idea that intelligence is related to academic performance, you use __________ to test the relationship between performance on your new test and grades in school.

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The correlational method is the best choice for testing the relationship between performance on the new intelligence test and grades in school because it allows for the measurement of the strength and direction of the relationship between the two variables without manipulating or controlling them. This method can show if there is a significant positive correlation between the scores on the intelligence test and grades in school, suggesting that higher performance on the test is associated with higher academic performance, and thus, intelligence.

You Design a Test of Intelligence