Assume You Conduct a Study to Evaluate the Relationship Between

Multiple Choice

Assume you conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between the amount of time a child is read to at age 3 and their reading ability at age 15. You find a correlation of .04. This correlation suggests _____.

A) unable to tell without knowing the number of participants in the study
B) a moderate relationship; as reading to children increases, reading ability decreases
C) a very strong relationship; as reading to children increases, reading ability increases
D) there is almost no relationship between reading to a child and their later reading ability