A researcher finds a .40 correlation between the number of years a student has access to a computer and his or her attitude toward mathematics. The study used 20 subjects. A correlation that is not statistically significant leads to the conclusion that:

a. the correlation in the population is actually 0.
b. there is not enough evidence of a correlation between variables.
c. computer use and math attitude are not related.
d. all of these are true.


B

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