If you wanted to quantify the degree of relationship between academic achievement and creativity, which correlation coefficient would you want to use?

A) Pearson product-moment correlation
B) Spearman rank-order correlation
C) Either would be appropriate.
D) It would depend on how the variables were measured.


Answer: D

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A Texan who believes that government can be used as a tool to benefit the population as a whole by supporting, for example, state policies to abate pollution, enforce worker and consumer rights, and protect against discrimination is a

a. business-oriented conservative. b. Texas liberal. c. social conservative. d. moderate. e. partisan.

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Which of the following is NOT a systemic-level explanation of war?

A. The existence of anarchy B. The constellation of alliances C. Global arms races D. The absence of alliances E. The breakdown of governments

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Which of the following accurately describes trends in suffrage in the United States?

A) Voting rights have progressed to the point that no one over 18 in the United States is excluded from the right to vote, and state voting policies have all become identical to one another. B) There has been little change over time in voting rights and voting policies among states. C) Voting rights have steadily expanded and there has been a movement toward uniformity of voting policies among states. D) More and more groups have been excluded from the right to vote over time, and state voting policies have become increasingly different from one another.

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