Sampling Distribution of r

Sampling Distribution of Pearson's r

Questions

Question 1 out of 4.

What is the shape of the sampling distribution of \(r\)? 

  1. Normal
  2. Bimodal
  3. Skewed
Question 2 out of 4.

What is the corresponding \(z\)' for \(r = -.65\)?

Question 3 out of 4.

Which of these r values is the most different from its corresponding \(z\)'?

  1. \(r = 0\)
  2. \(r = .6\)
  3. \(r = .2\)
  4. \(r = -.8\)
Question 4 out of 4.

The population has a correlation of \(.60\). What is the probability that you will get a sample correlation of at least \(r = .50\) if you sample \(19\) pairs?