The Pearson Correlation Coefficient Is a Statistic That Measures

question 37

Multiple Choice

The Pearson correlation coefficient is a statistic that measures:

• A) the causal association between scale variables.
• B) an association between scale, ordinal, and nominal variables.
• C) a linear relation between two scale variables.
• D) relatedness in terms of variability between variables.

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