If Both Variables Are Measured on a Nominal Scale,what Type

question 37

Multiple Choice

If both variables are measured on a nominal scale,what type of correlation coefficient is appropriate?

• A)Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient
• B)phi coefficient
• C)point-biserial correlation coefficient
• D)none,because correlations cannot be computed on nominal data

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