When the Underlying Distribution of Interval Scores Is Violently Skewed

question 13

Multiple Choice

When the underlying distribution of interval scores is violently skewed, the appropriate correlational technique should be

• A) the Pearson r
• B) the t test
• C) the Spearman r
• D) none of these, since correlations cannot be computed for skewed

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