You find a correlation of .44 between a measure of subjects' extraversion and their reports of how many people they have dated in the last two years.This finding means that
A) 44 percent of extraverts date a lot.
B) extraversion accounts for 44 percent of the variation in the amount of subjects' dating.
C) high extraversion is associated with infrequent dating.
D) high extraversion is associated with more frequent dating.

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The correlation coefficient of .44 indicates a positive and moderate relationship between extraversion and dating frequency. Therefore, individuals with high levels of extraversion tend to report dating more frequently than those with low levels of extraversion. Option A is incorrect because the correlation coefficient does not represent percentages. Option B is incorrect because it is incomplete and does not reflect the nature of the relationship. Option C is incorrect because it contradicts the positive correlation between extraversion and dating frequency.

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