Which of the Following Is a Correlation Coefficient That Uses

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correlation coefficient that uses ranks?

• A) Kendall's tau (τ)
• B) Pearson's r
• C) Point-biserial correlation (r_pb)
• D) Spearman's rho (r_S)

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