How Well Can Researchers Predict Marital Outcomes

question 42

Multiple Choice

How well can researchers predict marital outcomes?

• A) with greater than 90 percent accuracy in specific samples
• B) with greater than 90 percent accuracy using the same procedures across diverse samples
• C) with 65 percent accuracy at best
• D) not accurately at all

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Definitions:

Random Sample

A subset of a statistical population where each member has an equal chance of being chosen, ensuring the sample's representativeness.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from statistical analysis that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown parameter, expressed with a certain level of confidence.

Average Student

A term used to describe a student who achieves scores within the mid-range of the grading scale, neither excelling nor falling behind academically.

Random Sample

An ensemble of people picked from a bigger collection, where every member stands an equal opportunity to be chosen.