Suppose that a researcher obtains a correlation of r = -0.60 for a sample of n = 20 participants.  Is this sample sufficient to conclude that a significant correlation exists in the population?  Use a two-tailed test with α = .01. Group of answer choices   r-critical = .537, Reject H0 (Conclude there is a correlation in the population) r-critical = .561, Reject H0 (Conclude there is a correlation in the population) r-critical = .537, Fail to Reject H0 (Conclude there is no correlation in the population) r-critical = .561, Fail to Reject H0 (Conclude there is no correlation in the population)

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Section4.5: Correlation And Causation
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Suppose that a researcher obtains a correlation of r = -0.60 for a sample of n = 20 participants.  Is this sample sufficient to conclude that a significant correlation exists in the population?  Use a two-tailed test with α = .01.
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r-critical = .537, Reject H0 (Conclude there is a correlation in the population)
r-critical = .561, Reject H0 (Conclude there is a correlation in the population)
r-critical = .537, Fail to Reject H0 (Conclude there is no correlation in the population)
r-critical = .561, Fail to Reject H0 (Conclude there is no correlation in the population)
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