According to the text, what could an analyst do if she intends to document an association between two interval-ratio variables that have a clearly non-linear relationship?
A) treat the variables as though they are nominal, not interval-ratio
B) treat the variables as though they are ordinal, not interval-ratio
C) rearrange the scatterplot so that the X and Y variables switch places
D) use correlation instead of regression

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If the relationship between two interval-ratio variables is non-linear, treating them as ordinal can help in documenting the association by focusing on the order of values rather than assuming a linear relationship.

According to the Text, What Could an Analyst Do If