When testing the hypothesis that there is no association (null) vs. an association (alternative) you can use either the sample correlation coefficient or the sample slope as the statistic. How will the p-values compare when using both approaches on the same data set?

A. The result from using slope as our statistic is equivalent to using the correlation coefficient as our statistic in a test; therefore our p-values will be identical.

B. The result from using slope as our statistic is similar to using the correlation coefficient as our statistic in a test; therefore our p-values will be similar.
C. Because the slope and correlation coefficient measure two different things, our p-values will, most likely, not be similar.
D. There is no way to tell without running the tests.

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