Which Correlation Coefficient Would You Use to Look at the Correlation

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which correlation coefficient would you use to look at the correlation between gender and time spent on the phone talking to your mother?

• A)Kendall's correlation coefficient, τ
• B)Pearson's correlation coefficient, r
• C)The biserial correlation coefficient, r_b
• D)The point-biserial correlation coefficient, r_pb

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