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Q1: Ordinal level scales measuring religiosity and personal happiness range from

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Question

Q1: Ordinal level scales measuring religiosity and personal happiness range from 0 to 100. Which measure of association would be most appropriate to assess the relationship between these two variables?

A. chi square

B. phi

C. gamma

D. Spearman’s rho

Q2: The square of Spearman’s rho is the proportional reduction in error when predicting

A. rank on one variable from rank on the other variable compared to predicting rank while ignoring the other variable

B. the rank of a case from its score

C. rank on gamma vs. rank on phi

D. score on X while ignoring Y

Q3: In computing Spearman’s rho, the sum of the D column must be

A. 1

B. N

C. 0

D. the mean rank squared

Explanation / Answer

Q1: The correct option is:

D. Spearman’s rho

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Q2: The correct option is:

A. rank on one variable from rank on the other variable compared to predicting rank while ignoring the other variable

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Q3: The correct option is:

C. 0