Multiple Choice
For which of these research situations would you MOST likely calculate a correlation coefficient?
A) independent variable = type of car owned; dependent variable = money spent on gasoline per week
B) independent variable = age; dependent variable = reaction time in milliseconds
C) independent variable = city of residence; dependent variable = miles driven per week
D) independent variable = college major; dependent variable = type of car owned
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