Question: A researcher tested the hypothesis that Variable X and Variable Y would be positively related. Statistical analysis revealed that the correlation between X and Y

A researcher tested the hypothesis that Variable X and Variable Y would be positively related. Statistical analysis revealed that the correlation between X and Y is positive and p = .0061 What should the researcher do with the research hypothesis (that there is a positive relationship between X and Y)?

a. Accept the research hypothesis, because the data are not significant

b. Accept the research hypothesis, because the data are significant

c. Reject the research hypothesis, because the data are not significant

d. Reject the research hypothesis, because the data are significant

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