The american victory at the battle of guadalcanal was strategically important because a) it ensured that australia would be safe from japanese invasion. b) it was the first american victory in the pacific theatre of war. eliminate c) it allowed the united states to begin bombing major japanese cities. d) it marked the eastern-most extent of japanese control in the pacific.

Match the item to the definition: indirect correlation, correlational research, correlational research, covary, pearson correlation coefficient, pearson correlation coefficient, direct correlation a. used to describe the relationship between two or more naturally occurring variables b. determines whether scores on the two variables covary c. whether two variables vary or change together d. denoted by the symbol "r" e. provides information about the sign (direction) and magnitude(strength) of the linear relationship. f. when the correlation is positiveg. when the correlation is negative