A study was made of marital satisfaction experienced by men and women. A phi of .07 was calculated for the relationship between gender and satisfaction. This result shows that

a. women experience greater marital satisfaction.
b. men experience greater marital satisfaction.
c. there is a weak relationship between the variables.
d. there is a positive relationship between the variables.


ANSWER: c

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