Wesley is interested in seeing if there is a relationship between voter registration status (registered voter or not) and whether or not the individual believes the incumbent will win. He collects data from 2,000 voters and collects data on the following two variables: a) voter registration status (two categories: registered or not registered); and b) belief of whether or not the incumbent will win (two categories: incumbent will win or incumbent will not win). Which statistical procedure is most appropriate to use to test the hypothesis?
A) Pearson correlation coefficient
B) Phi coefficient
C) Spearman or Kendall tau's correlation coefficient

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The Phi coefficient is the most appropriate statistical procedure for Wesley's hypothesis because it is specifically used to measure the association between two binary variables, which in this case are voter registration status and belief about the incumbent winning.

Wesley Is Interested in Seeing If There Is a Relationship