With 5 Degrees of Freedom, the Critical Tabled Value of the Pearson

Multiple Choice

With 5 degrees of freedom, the critical tabled value of the Pearson r is .75 for an .05 alpha level. If one were to obtain a Pearson r value of -.76, then

A) There is a failure to reject Ho
B) Ho would be rejected
C) the alpha level would become negative
D) none of these, since a negative Pearson r cannot be evaluated