Selecting Statistics  



Statistical Test

Pearson's product moment r (equals point biserial r)

Statistical Measure

Refer critical ratio for point biserial r to a table of the unit normal curve

Notes

Pearson's r in this case is mathematically equivalent ro a point biserial r; the tests are almost equivalent.

Critical ratio: McNemar, Q. Psychological Statistics. Fourth edition. New York: Wiley 1969.p. 219