Barb Is Calculating the Correlations Between Test Items on a New

question 40

Multiple Choice

Barb is calculating the correlations between test items on a new version of her I like school assessment. Of the following, which is likely a correlation coefficient for her to use?

• A) Kendall's tau
• B) Spearman's rho
• C) Correlation ratio
• D) Phi coefficient

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