Jasmine Collects Data on a Random Sample of 100 Rollercoasters

Multiple Choice

Jasmine collects data on a random sample of 100 rollercoasters around the country. She collects data on the following: 1) height of highest peak on the coaster (measured in feet; ratio measurement scale) and 2) length of the coaster (measured in feet; ratio measurement scale) . She is interested in examining if there is a relationship between the highest peak and length of the rollercoaster. Which statistical procedure is most appropriate to use to test the hypothesis?

A) Pearson correlation coefficient
B) Phi coefficient
C) Spearman or Kendall tau's correlation coefficient