You complete a calculation of the Pearson product–moment correlation coefficient to determine the relationship of the number of temporary RNs on an inpatient nursing unit to the number of medication errors on that unit. Remember that correlation does not indicate cause and effect, but only that there is a quantifiable, directrelationship between these two variables. The calculated result is r = +0.47.

How would you explain this result to your CFO to request additional money to hire more permanent staff RNs?