Based on the Scatterplot Shown Below, What Makes a Nonparametric

question 19

Multiple Choice

Based on the scatterplot shown below, what makes a nonparametric method more appropriate than the Pearson correlation for measuring the association between the two variables?

• A) Nonlinearity
• B) These variables are not quantitative.
• C) The presence of an outlier
• D) Nonlinearity and the fact that these variables are not quantitative
• E) Nonlinearity, the fact that these variables are not quantitative as well as the presence of an outlier

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