Digit Ratio Measurement Guide

Levent Neyse () and Pablo Brañas-Garza

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Literature on Digit Ratio is rapidly growing in Economics. Quite surprisingly we observe that there is no consensus about how to make an accurate measurement in such a delicate task. Along this brief document we offer some concise guidance of how to scan the hands using digital scanners and provide a comprehensive guideline to make a reliable measurement of the 2D:4D. Furthermore, we point out the most common imaging and measurement errors. We also provide a number of hints aimed to avoid these errors that in some cases may cause systematic inaccuracies.

Keywords: 2D:4D; Digit ratio; Measurement; Guide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C42 C8 C90 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-03-05
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