Conclusion

Bivariate associations are the simplest types of associations studied and the statistics presented here (the Pearson correlation, the Spearman correlation, and the chi-square test of independence) are appropriate for examining most types of bivariate relationships encountered in the social sciences. With these relatively simple procedures behind you, you are now ready to proceed to other tests of group differences.

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