The empirical relationship between two variables measured at the ordinal level can be measured by:

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The Spearman rank correlation coefficient is the best choice for measuring the empirical relationship between two variables measured at the ordinal level, as it takes into consideration the ranking of the variables rather than their specific values. The other options are not appropriate for ordinal data (Pearson correlation coefficient) or are better suited for nominal data (phi coefficient and chi square).

The Empirical Relationship Between Two Variables Measured at the Ordinal