Given the linear correlation coefficient r and the sample si

Given the linear correlation coefficient r and the sample size n, determine the critical values of r and use your finding to state whether or not the given r represents a significant linear correlation. Use a significance level of 0.05. r = 0.843, n = 5

Solution

using t-test, the test statistic is

t=r(n2)/1r2

t = 2.71 at alpha of .05,

assuming 2 tailed test critical value is 3.182 conclude it does not represent significant correlation