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javeds

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on: Jul 13, 2018
Why should a researcher not interpret a correlation that is not statistically significant?
 
  a. it is based on too few participants
   b. the correlation in the population is likely to be zero
  c. it is not a perfect correlation
  d. correlation does not imply causality
  e. the data are likely to contain outliers

Question 2

An correlational analysis that involves two variables is called
 
  a. measured.
  b. analytical.
  c. linear.
  d. bivariate.


heinisk01

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D


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