When the independent variable is quantitative and the dependent variable is qualitative,an appropriate method of data analysis could be
A)Pearson correlation.
B)polychotomous logistic regression.
C)Kruskal-Wallis test.
D)none of these

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Polychotomous logistic regression is appropriate when the dependent variable is qualitative and has more than two categories, and the independent variable is quantitative. Pearson correlation is appropriate when both variables are quantitative. Kruskal-Wallis test is appropriate when both variables are categorical. Therefore, the best choice in this case is polychotomous logistic regression.

When the Independent Variable Is Quantitative and the Dependent Variable