A researcher is using a regular, two-tailed test with α = .05 to determine whether a non-zero correlation exists in the population. A sample of n = 25 individuals is obtained and produces a correlation of r = 0.21. The null hypothesis states that there is no correlation in the population. What is the t statistic, and what is the conclusion about the null hypothesis?
a. 1.03, the null hypothesis is rejected.
b. 1.03, the null hypothesis is not rejected.
c. 4.202, the null hypothesis is rejected.
d. 4.202, the null hypothesis is not rejected.
