Question

Dr. Kline, an environmental psychologist, conducts a study to examine whether visiting zoos is related to more positive attitudes toward environmental conservation. He asks a random sample of 100 people how often they visit the zoo and their attitude toward environmental conservation. He finds a non-significant positive correlation, r(98) = .17, p = .324. What is the most appropriate conclusion for Dr. Kline to make?

Answer 1

The most appropriate conclusion for Dr. Kline to make is that visiting zoos is not related to more positive attitudes towards environmental conservation

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlation studies the degree of association between two variables, when a correlation coefficient of 0.7 to 1.00 whether negative or positive means that there is a strong degree of association between the variables. A positive correlation means that an increase in one variable will lead to a proportionate increase in the other, while in negative correlation, an increase in one will lead to a decrease in the other.

In this scenario, a correlation coefficient of 0.17 is low and means that there is no relationship between visiting zoos and having a more positive attitude towards environmental conservation.