In a study of nurses' willingness to care for patients with a contagious disease, it was found that the greater the nurses' spirituality, the greater the willingness to provide care. This finding represents what?
a. No correlation
b. Perfect correlation
c. Positive correlation
d. Negative correlation
ANS: C
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A The example suggests a correlation, not the absence of a correlation.
B There is no indication in the example of a 1.0 correlation coefficient.
C Both variables are correlated in the same (+, +) direction.
D The variables are not correlated in opposite (+, –) directions.
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