Darla Has Sent Out a Survey in Which She Is

question 176

Multiple Choice

Darla has sent out a survey in which she is asking people to provide information about their attitudes on a number of sensitive subjects. When the surveys are returned, Darla needs to be aware that the responses may be distorted due to ​

• A)placebo effects.
• B)self-report biases. ​
• C)statistical artifacts. ​
• D)meta-analytic controls. ​

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Definitions:

Observation

An act of recording the occurrence or existence of a specific entity or phenomenon.

Box and Whisker Plot

A graphical representation of data that highlights the median, quartiles, and extremes of the dataset.

Five-number Summary

A statistical summary of a data set that includes the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

30th Percentile

A value below which 30 percent of the data falls, used to indicate the lower-middle range of a data set.