When testing the significance of the correlation coefficient,the null hypothesis is usually that in the population,the true correlation
A)is less than 1.
B)is zero.
C)is greater than the actual correlation.
D)is less than the actual correlation.

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The null hypothesis when testing the significance of the correlation coefficient is that in the population, the true correlation is zero. This means that there is no significant relationship between the two variables in question. The alternative hypothesis would be that there is a significant correlation between the variables.

When Testing the Significance of the Correlation Coefficient,the Null Hypothesis