A professor wants to know if the grade standing of her students is related to how much they liked the course. She randomly selects 18 students and has them rate how much they liked the course on a scale of 1 (hated it) to 10 (could not have enjoyed it more). She records these scores and the grade (out of 100) that they received for their course work. She finds that the two sets of scores correlated at + .60. Determine whether this is a significant correlation using a one-tailed test. What is your conclusion? Note: t.01 = +2.583
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer:
t (16) = 3, p < .01; The ratings that students gave the course are significantly positively correlated with the grades they receive in that course.
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