SOLUTION: if the decision in the hypothesis test of the population correlation coefficient is to reject the null, what can we conclude about the correlation in the population

Question 581573: if the decision in the hypothesis test of the population correlation coefficient is to reject the null, what can we conclude about the correlation in the population
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the decision in the hypothesis test of the population correlation coefficient is to reject the null, what can we conclude about the correlation in the population
----
Ho states "there is no linear correlation".
---
If we reject Ho it is because the test supports
the conclusion that there is a linear correlation.
================================
Cheers,
Stan H.
RELATED QUESTIONS
If a sample of size 18 has a linear correlation coefficient of -0.35 is there significant (answered by Boreal)

For 20 corporations, we found that the correlation coefficient between financial... (answered by stanbon)

The mean IQ of statistics teachers than 130. If a hypothesis test is performed, how... (answered by MathLover1)

The following hypotheses are given. H0 : π ≤ 0.83 H1 : π > 0.83 (answered by Boreal,stanbon,jim_thompson5910)

Suppose we test the difference between two proportions at the 0.05 level of significance. (answered by stanbon)

For the period 1995 through 2008, obtain data on the average annual returns for U.S.... (answered by lynnlo)

A random sample of 140 observations is selected from a binomial population with unknown... (answered by rothauserc)

In a two-tail hypothesis test, if you use .10 level of significance what is the decision... (answered by stanbon)

Please help me with these questions. Thanks 1. If the alternate hypothesis states that (answered by stanbon)