The Nonparametric Alternative to the Pearson Correlation Coefficient Is the

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nonparametric alternative to the Pearson correlation coefficient is the

• A) Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test.
• B) Mann-Whitney test.
• C) Kruskal-Wallis test.
• D) Spearman test.

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