For which of these research situations would you MOST likely calculate a correlation coefficient?
A) IV = city of residence; DV = annual salary
B) IV = ethnicity; DV = political affiliation
C) IV = number of siblings; DV = age at marriage
D) IV = age; DV = type of car owned

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In this situation, we are interested in determining the relationship between two continuous variables (number of siblings and age at marriage), and calculating a correlation coefficient would be an appropriate method to analyze this relationship. The other options involve at least one categorical variable, which would require a different statistical analysis method.

For Which of These Research Situations Would You MOST Likely