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kwoodring

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In order to compute a correlation coefficient between traits A and B, it is necessary to have:
 
  a. one group of subjects, some of whom possess characteristics of trait A, the remainder possessing those of trait B.
  b. measures of trait A on one group of subjects and of trait B on another.
  c. one group of subjects, some of whom have both A and B, some have neither, and some have one but not the other.
  d. two groups of subjects, one which could be classified as A or not A, the other as B or not B.
  e. measure of traits A and B on each subject in one group.

Question 2

Which of the following is a bivariate distribution?
 
  a. Incomes of Denver teachers
  b. Reading test scores of 50 children taught by the phonics method
  c. Nursing license examination results for only male candidates
  d. Home-economics aptitude test scores of this year's freshmen
  e. Number of arrests made and years of experience of San Francisco policemen



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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