A developmental psychologist with interests in individual differences measured verbal IQ (x) and spatial reasoning skills (y) for each member of a random sample of 10 year olds. The correlation between x and y was .82. Therefore, zr is ______.
a. 0.68
b. 0.33
c. 1.16
d. –0.82
Ans: C
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