For a Group of Graduating College Seniors,a Researcher Records Each

question 23

Multiple Choice

For a group of graduating college seniors,a researcher records each student's rank in his/her high school graduating class and the student's rank in the college graduating class.Which correlation should be used to measure the relationship between these two variables?

• A)Pearson correlation
• B)Spearman correlation
• C)Point-biserial correlation
• D)Phi-coefficient

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