SOLUTION: The null hypothesis states that rho in the population is greater than zero. Since the words “greater than“ predict a direction, the test of significance is one-tailed. A) True B)

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Question 503552: The null hypothesis states that rho in the population is greater than zero. Since the words “greater than“ predict a direction, the test of significance is one-tailed. A) True B) False
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The null hypothesis states that rho in the population is greater than zero. Since the words “greater than“ predict a direction, the test of significance is one-tailed. A) True B) False
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False. It's the absolute value of r that is
compared to the proper table value.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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