Your Hypothesis Is That the Taller a Person Is, the More

question 9

Multiple Choice

Your hypothesis is that the taller a person is, the more self-confident he or she is. Height is an interval/ratio variable measured in inches; self-confidence is a five category ordinal variable with higher scores indicating greater self-confidence. The value of Somers' d is −.68. Does this measure of association

• A) support the hypothesis
• B) contradict the hypothesis

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