Correlation coefficients may be computed for parametric and nonparametric data.If the data are nonparametric, which of the following should be used?
A)Pearson correlation coefficient
B)Spearman correlation coefficient
C)Gaussian correlation coefficient
D)De Moivre correlation coefficient
E)Gossett correlation coefficient

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For nonparametric data, the Spearman correlation coefficient is appropriate because it measures the strength and direction of the association between two ranked variables, without assuming a linear relationship or normally distributed data.

Correlation Coefficients May Be Computed for Parametric and Nonparametric Data