2) In her project a student wishes to correlate level of self-esteem with number of siblings, hypothesising that only children have lower self-esteem. She administers the self-esteem scale and asks each participant whether they are an only child or have more than one sibling. Which of the following is most appropriate?
A) She can use correlation because the sibling variable is categorical and dichotomous
B) She cannot correlate since the sibling variable is categorical and not dichotomous
C) She can use correlation to prove that only children have higher self-esteem
D) A strong negative correlation would support the theory that more siblings create higher self-esteem

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The Answer is B

2) in Her Project a Student Wishes to Correlate Level