One Should Be Cautious in Interpreting the Results of Surveys

question 124

Multiple Choice

One should be cautious in interpreting the results of surveys on the importance of physical attractiveness in romantic relationships because

• A) the research results are several decades old and therefore may not be relevant to current relationship concerns.
• B) people's verbal reports often do not match their true attitudes and behaviors.
• C) the definition of physical attractiveness varies significantly from person to person.
• D) studies of attractiveness are concerned only with the role of physique in attraction.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic based on a large number of samples or replications from a population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points in relation to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of numbers, calculated as the sum of all the values divided by the number of values.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of probabilities for a particular statistic based on a random sample, which is used to infer characteristics of the population.