Leo conducts a study in which he measures gestational age at birth (e.g., 38 weeks, 39 weeks, etc.) and also degree of attention deficit symptoms. He finds that the lower the gestational age at birth, the higher the degree of attention deficit. This relationship, which is moderate in strength, is best characterized by which of the following correlations?
a. r = +1.00
b. r = +.65
c. r = -1.00
d. r = -.45
d
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