In a test to determine if r is statistically significant, H0 is.
A)r = 0
B)r = 1
C)ρ ≠ 0
D)ρ = 0

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In a test to determine if r (or ρ) is statistically significant, the null hypothesis (H0) states that there is no correlation between the variables being studied. Therefore, the best choice for the null hypothesis would be D,ρ = 0. This means that there is no relationship between the variables, and any observed correlation is due to chance. If the test produces a statistically significant result, it would reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a significant correlation between the variables.

In a Test to Determine If R Is Statistically Significant