I am trying to find correlation between job satisfaction and intention to stay.
In order to do so, I am trying to find correlation between Likert scale (agree, disagree, strongly disagree) and nominal question (Yes and No). Should I use Kendall or Pearson to find the correlation between the two?
Solved – Correlation between Likert-type item and yes / no question
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Best Answer
Neither Pearson nor Kendall correlation really seems suited here.
It sounds like you want a regression where the dependent variable is intention to stay and the independent variable is satisfaction. This could be handled with a logistic regression, although the independent variable should probably be treated as categorical.
However, in my experience, it is is rare for such studies to be based on a single Likert type question. Do you have only one?