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A researcher reports r = 0.60, p = 0.02 when correlating the relationship between anxiety level and pulse rate in a study with an alpha of 0.05. How should the nurse who is reading this report interpret these results?
 
  1. As anxiety increased, so did pulse rates in this study; this was a statistically significant although moderate, positive correlation.
  2. As anxiety increased, so did pulse rates in this study, and this correlation was both negative and strong.
  3. As anxiety increased, so did pulse rates in this study, and this correlation was a strong, positive correlation that failed to reach significance.
  4. Anxiety and pulse rates increased, but the correlation was weak.

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