Under Which of the Following Conditions Should One NOT Use

question 45

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following conditions should one NOT use Pearson correlation coefficient?

• A)When the researcher wants to determine if two variables have a linear relationship
• B)When the researcher wants to determine if two variables have a curvilinear relationship
• C)When the two variables have been measured using interval scales
• D)When the two variables have been measured using ratio scales
• E)When the two variables come from a bivariate normally distributed populations

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