Kevin's analysis indicated that in his dataset SES was correlated r = .25 with absenteeism. This indicates that
A) as SES increases there is a corresponding increase in absenteeism.
B) SES is moderately correlated with absenteeism.
C) SES is weakly correlated with absenteeism.
D) absenteeism is strongly correlated with SES.

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The correlation coefficient r = .25 indicates a weak positive relationship between SES and absenteeism, meaning as SES increases, absenteeism slightly increases, but the correlation is not strong.

Kevin's Analysis Indicated That in His Dataset SES Was Correlated