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Q19Section I (Objective (Q1–Q80))19 of 80

Test statistic for a partial correlation

A batch of 1919 students is examined in three subjects—Statistics (x1)(x_1), Mathematics (x2)(x_2) and Computer Programming (x3)(x_3). It has been given that r13.2=0.6r_{13.2}=0.6. It is expected that x2x_2 will affect the correlation between x1x_1 and x3x_3 (i.e., the partial correlation between x1x_1 and x3x_3 after eliminating the effect of x2x_2 is zero). The value of test statistic for testing H0:ρ13.2=0H_0:\rho_{13.2}=0 against H1:ρ13.2≠0H_1:\rho_{13.2}\ne0 is:

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