Q)Pearson’s r assumes linear continuous interval/ratio variables. What would be

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Q)Pearson’s r assumes linear continuous interval/ratio variables. What would be the correlation coefficient utilized if your variables were discrete and ordinal? Please provide reasoning for this question.
A)Eta. B)Pearson's. C)Spearman's. D)Tengler's. Q)Pearson’s r assumes linear continuous interval/ratio variables. What would be the correlation coefficient utilized if your variables were discrete and ordinal? Please provide reasoning for this question.
A)Eta. B)Pearson's. C)Spearman's. D)Tengler's. Q)Pearson’s r assumes linear continuous interval/ratio variables. What would be the correlation coefficient utilized if your variables were discrete and ordinal? Please provide reasoning for this question.
A)Eta. B)Pearson's. C)Spearman's. D)Tengler's.

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C) Spearman's coefficient is the best choice in this case which does not assume an interval scale

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