In a Study Assessing Whether Gender Is Related to Whether

question 21

Multiple Choice

In a study assessing whether gender is related to whether or not a student drops out of school after participating in a dropout prevention program, the appropriate correlation coefficient to calculate is:

• A)Pearson's r
• B)Spearman's rho
• C)phi
• D)eta

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