Helene has two ratio-level variables in her study and wants to calculate a measure of association. Which one of the following would be best?
A)Patterson's D
B)Shirley's F
C)Pearson's r
D)Farley's s
E)Gamma's r

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Pearson's correlation coefficient is the appropriate measure of association for two ratio-level variables, as it measures the linear relationship between them. The other measures listed are not appropriate for ratio-level variables or may be more appropriate for different types of data.

Helene Has Two Ratio-Level Variables in Her Study and Wants