From a random sample of 25 working men, researchers assessed the degree of abuse each man had experienced as a child (x) and each man’s aggressive tendencies (y). The correlation between x and y was .48. Therefore, zr is ______.

a. 0.48
b. 0.52
c. 0.45
d. –0.05


Ans: B

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