You calculate the correlation coefficient between two variables when the ______ is ______.

A) independent variable; categorical
B) number of groups; greater than two
C) dependent variable; categorical
D) independent variable; continuous

Correlation Coefficient

The correlation coefficient is a numerical measure of some type of correlation and dependence, meaning statistical relationships between two or more variables.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Continuous

Refers to data or a variable that can take on any value within a given range and is not restricted to specific separated values.