A researcher wants to investigate whether there is a relationship between levels of depression and academic performance among university students. She measures: Depression levels using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (higher scores = higher levels of depression), and Academic performance using final course marks (out of 100). Data was collected from 10 undergraduate students. The significance test for the correlation produces a p-value of p = 0.001, using α = 0.05. What conclusion should the researcher draw?

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A researcher wants to investigate whether there is a relationship between levels of depression and academic performance among university students. She measures: Depression levels using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (higher scores = higher levels of depression), and Academic performance using final course marks (out of 100). Data was collected from 10 undergraduate students. The significance test for the correlation produces a p-value of p = 0.001, using   α = 0.05. What conclusion should the researcher draw?

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Reject the null hypothesis because p < α?

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Accept the null hypothesis as true

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The correlation is not statistically meaningful

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Fail to reject the null hypothesis because p > α?

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