A researcher tested the relationship between occupational prestige and level of approval of a proposal to ban handguns in the state, and found a gamma of -0.17. This means that

a. as prestige goes up, support for the ban goes down.
b. the electorate will approve the ban.
c. support for the ban is highest among the rich.
d. support tends to increase as prestige increases.


ANSWER: a

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