The Correlation Between Scores on a Measure of Hostility and Age

question 75

Multiple Choice

The correlation between scores on a measure of hostility and age at death is -.64. We could conclude from this correlation coefficient that people

• A) with high hostility scores tend to live longer.
• B) who have low hostility scores tend to die younger.
• C) who have high hostility scores tend to die younger.
• D) who have low hostility scores die 64 percent sooner than those with high hostility scores.

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