What Statistic Should Be Used to Find Out Whether There

question 39

Multiple Choice

What statistic should be used to find out whether there is a relationship between hours spent participating in sports and GPA?

• A)The Pearson correlation coefficient
• B)The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient
• C)The point-biserial correlation coefficient
• D)The nonlinear correlation coefficient

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