Question

Suppose a researcher found an rs of .89 between amount of blood cholesterol and the severity of the heart attack. Based on an N of 6 and a two-tailed test, the researcher should conclude:_________.a. not significantb. significant at the .05 levelc. p > .05d. higher blood cholesterol causes more severe heart attacks

Answer 1

d. higher blood cholesterol causes more severe heart attacks.

Explanation:

Two tailed tests are a method for hypothesis testing when data is distributed on the two sides. P value is determined to identify whether the hypothesis is true or false. When rs is 0.89 between blood cholesterols and severity of heart attacks then these is significant relation between them.