The Difference Between a Point Biserial Coefficient and a Normal

question 3

Multiple Choice

The difference between a point biserial coefficient and a normal Pearson correlation coefficient is that

• A) a point biserial correlation is based on two continuous variables.
• B) a point biserial correlation is based on one dichotomous variable and one continuous variable.
• C) a point biserial correlation is based on two dichotomous variables.
• D) the kind of variable has nothing to do with the issue.

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