Based on your understanding of the text discussion, which of the following statements best captures ...

Based on your understanding of the text discussion, which of the following statements
  best captures the meaning of: r = .-.61, p < .002?

a. two variables were correlated and as one variable increases, the other tends to also
  increase; the probability that this would happen by chance alone is less than 2
  times in 100; the relationship is significant
  b. two variables were correlated and as one variable increases, the other tends to also
  increase; the probability that this would happen by chance alone is less than 2
  times in 1,000; the relationship is NOT significant
  c. two variables were correlated and as one variable increases, the other tends to
  decrease; the probability that this would happen by chance alone is less than 2
  times in 1,000; the relationship is significant
  d. two variables were correlated and as one variable increases, the other tends to
  decrease; the probability that this would happen by chance alone is less than 2
  times in 1,000; the relationship is NOT significant
  e. none of the above captures the meaning of the expression