We want to demonstrate that a relationship exists between optimism and happiness. We are not concerned with trying to demonstrate that one variable causes the other. What type of statistical test can be use to see if a relationship exists between the variables?
a. correlation
b. independent samples t-test
c. power analysis
d. one way ANOVA
A
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