Refer to the previous exercise about the association between height and length of index finger. Recall that the data file HeightAnd FingerLength contains data on the height (inches) and the length of the index finger of the dominant hand (cm) for students in a statistics class. Describe how one might use everyday items (for example, coins, dice, cards, etc.) to conduct a tactile simulation-based test of the hypotheses. Be sure to clearly describe how the p-value will be computed from the simulation.

Data from previous exercise

An article titled “Giving the Finger to Dating Services” appeared in Chance magazine (2008) that investigated the association between length of index finger and height. This research was spurred by a report that online dating sites were asking members for the length of their index fingers. Perhaps this information could be used to verify whether the member was reporting his or her correct height on the profile? Th e data file HeightAndFingerLength contains data on the height (inches) and the length of index finger of dominant hand (cm) for students in a statistics class. Enter the data into the Corr/Regression applet.