Which of the Following Ordinal Measures Is a Measure of Association

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ordinal measures is a measure of association that compensates for tied ranks and adjusts for direction of the independent variable?

• A) Kendall's tau b
• B) Gamma
• C) Phi
• D) Lambda
• E) Somers's d

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