Multiple Choice
For which of these research situations would you most likely calculate a correlation coefficient?
A) independent variable = college major; dependent variable = income
B) independent variable = astrological sign; dependent variable = personality
C) independent variable = age; dependent variable = number of TV sets owned
D) independent variable = area code; dependent variable = money spent on gasoline per week
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