Before Calculating a Correlation Coefficient, a Researcher Wants to Determine

question 17

Multiple Choice

Before calculating a correlation coefficient, a researcher wants to determine whether the relationship between the two variables is linear.Which of the following would be most appropriate to use?

• A) Histogram
• B) Frequency polygon
• C) Data matrix
• D) Scatterplot

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