The Appropriate Correlation Coefficient for Measuring for the Direction and Strength

question 7

Multiple Choice

The appropriate correlation coefficient for measuring for the direction and strength of the linear relationship between two dichotomous variables is ______.

• A) the Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient
• B) the point-biserial correlation coefficient
• C) the phi correlation coefficient
• D) none of these

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