coefficient to measure strength of association between nominal and dichotomous variables

[Jims More]

What coefficient (analogous to Pearson r) can you sugggest to measure the strength of association between nominal variable with more than two categories and a dichotomous variable?

 

Thanks.

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[Hector Maletta]

Chi square, and its normalizations (like phi).

Hector

 

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Subject: coefficient to measure strength of association between nominal and dichotomous variables

 

What coefficient (analogous to Pearson r) can you sugggest to measure the strength of association between nominal variable with more than two categories and a dichotomous variable?

 

Thanks.

 

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