A researcher has computed two significant Pearson r values from
independent random samples. Sample A, 60 subjects, produced an r of .98 and
Sample B, 50 subjects, produced an r of .71.
Do the two sample correlations
represent a common population correlation?
What will be an ideal response?
z=7.161 Reject Ho p<.01. The two correlations differ significantly
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