A researcher wants to know if there is a relationship between region of birth and political party affiliation. She should calculate a________.
A) univariate descriptive statistic like the mean.
B) qualitative measure of influence.
C) measure of association.
D) statistic that measures the non-relational differentiation between the two variables.

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A measure of association, such as a chi-square test or correlation coefficient, would be appropriate to determine if there is a relationship between region of birth and political party affiliation. Univariate descriptive statistics like the mean and qualitative measures of influence do not capture the relationship between two variables, while a statistic that measures non-relational differentiation is not relevant to this research question.

A Researcher Wants to Know If There Is a Relationship