A researcher measures the correlation between gender and student aptitude scores from 0 to 100 among 20 participants.If = 0.49,then what is the decision for this correlation test?
A)Retain the null hypothesis.
B)Reject the null hypothesis.
C)There is not enough information to answer this question.

Question

A researcher measures the correlation between gender and student aptitude scores from 0 to 100 among 20 participants.If  = 0.49,then what is the decision for this correlation test?
A)Retain the null hypothesis. 
B)Reject the null hypothesis. 
C)There is not enough information to answer this question.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A correlation coefficient of 0.49 suggests a moderate positive correlation between gender and student aptitude scores. As such, this correlation test does not support the null hypothesis that there is no relationship between gender and student aptitude scores, and we would reject the null hypothesis.

A Researcher Measures the Correlation Between Gender and Student Aptitude