Chance Can Affect the Data in an Experiment

question 46

Multiple Choice

Chance can affect the data in an experiment

• A) Through the choice of statistics
• B) By producing differences between the means of the conditions
• C) But does not alter variability levels
• D) But paradoxically reduces variability

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Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other settings, populations, or times.

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External Validity

The capacity for the conclusions of a study to be relevant in other circumstances and among different groups of people.