A Numerical Measure of Linear Association Between Two Variables Is

question 85

Multiple Choice

A numerical measure of linear association between two variables is the _____.

• A) variance
• B) z-score
• C) correlation coefficient
• D) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

ICD-9-CM Manual

A medical classification list by the World Health Organization for diseases, symptoms, and procedures, used primarily before October 2015 in the United States.

Radiology

The branch of medicine that uses imaging techniques, such as X-rays and MRI, to diagnose and sometimes treat diseases.

ICD-9-PCS

International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Procedure Coding System; a system used in the United States to classify and code hospital procedures.

ICD-9-CM

The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification; a predecessor to ICD-10-CM used for coding and classifying morbidity data from inpatient and outpatient records, primary replaced by ICD-10-CM.