A researcher has computed a gamma of –0.45 between marital happiness and number of children. What can she conclude?

a. Families with more children are happier. This is a moderate relationship.
b. Children have a strong, positive influence on levels of marital happiness.
c. There is a moderate, negative relationship between number of children and marital happiness.
d. There is a weak, negative relationship between the variables.


ANSWER: c

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