Which of the Following Is the Appropriate Technique for Correlation

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the appropriate technique for correlation analysis,which involves metric (interval or ratio) data?

• A)Spearman's rank-order correlation
• B)Jensen's analysis of covariance
• C)Kendall's coefficient of concordance
• D)Pearson's product-moment correlation
• E)Edward's metric analysis

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