You calculate a correlation coefficient (rather than a t-test or F-ratio) when the independent variable is ______ and the dependent variable is ______.
A) categorical; categorical
B) categorical; continuous
C) continuous; categorical
D) continuous; continuous

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A correlation coefficient is used to measure the degree and direction of the linear relationship between two continuous variables. Therefore, the best choice is when the independent variable is continuous and the dependent variable is continuous (option D).

You Calculate a Correlation Coefficient (Rather Than a T-Test or F-Ratio)