When a Calculated Correlation Is Greater Than the Critical Value

Multiple Choice

When a calculated correlation is greater than the critical value shown in the table, we can infer that the probability of finding our correlation by chance is less than 5 chances of 100. Therefore, we assume that there is ______.

A) no relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "significant"
B) a true relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "not significant"
C) no relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "not significant"
D) a true relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "significant"