A consumer researcher was interested in what factors influence people's fear responses to horror films. She measured gender (0 = female, 1 = male) and how much a person is prone to believe in things that are not real (fantasy proneness) on a scale from 0 to 4 (0 = not at all fantasy prone, 4 = very fantasy prone). Fear responses were measured on a scale from 0 (not at all scared) to 15 (the most scared I have ever felt). How much variance (as a percentage) in fear is shared by gender and fantasy proneness in the population?

A. 15.6%
B. 13.5%
C. 39.5%
D. 7.4%


Answer: B

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