Dr. Kline, an environmental psychologist, conducts a study to examine whether visiting zoos is related to more positive attitudes toward environmental conservation. He asks a random sample of 100 people how often they visit the zoo and their attitude toward environmental conservation. He finds a non-significant positive correlation, r(98) = .17, p = .324. What is the most appropriate conclusion for Dr. Kline to make?

The most appropriate conclusion for Dr. Kline to make is that visiting zoos is not related to more positive attitudes towards environmental conservation

Explanation:

Correlation studies the degree of association between two variables, when a correlation coefficient of 0.7 to 1.00 whether negative or positive means that there is a strong degree of association between the variables. A positive correlation means that an increase in one variable will lead to a proportionate increase in the other, while in negative correlation, an increase in one will lead to a decrease in the other.

In this scenario, a correlation coefficient of 0.17 is low and means that there is no relationship between visiting zoos and having a more positive attitude towards environmental conservation.