If You Wanted to Compute the Correlation Between Two Ordinal-Level

question 15

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to compute the correlation between two ordinal-level variables, which type of correlation should you use?

• A) Point biserial
• B) Phi
• C) Spearman rank
• D) Pearson

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Definitions:

Renal Pyramid

Cone-shaped tissues of the kidney that contain the kidney's nephrons and are involved in urine formation.

Renal Pelvis

The central part of the kidney where urine collects before moving to the ureter.

Urinary Organ

An organ involved in the production, storage, and elimination of urine; examples include the kidneys and bladder.

Urethra

The tube that conducts urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body in both sexes and also serves as a passageway for semen in males.