Under What Circumstances Is the Phi-Coefficient Used

question 28

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances is the phi-coefficient used?

• A)When one variable consists of ranks and the other is regular, numerical scores
• B)When both variables consists of ranks
• C)When both X and Y are dichotomous variables
• D)When one variable is dichotomous and the other is regular, numerical scores

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