What sampling distribution is used to test the null hypothesis for the Pearson correlation coefficient?

a. t distribution with N df
b. t distribution with N â 1 df
c. t distribution with N â 2 df
d. t distribution with N â k df


Answer: c. t distribution with N â 2 df

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