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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Somers' d is a measure of association for ordinal variables. A negative value of d indicates a negative association, meaning that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease. In this case, a negative value of -.68 indicates that as height increases, self-confidence tends to decrease. Therefore, the result contradicts the hypothesis that taller individuals are more self-confident.

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