Of the Following Correlation Coefficients, Which Requires Ordinal Data

question 6

Multiple Choice

Of the following correlation coefficients, which requires ordinal data?

• A) the Pearson r
• B) the coefficient of contingency
• C) the Spearman rs
• D) all of these

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