If a Dancer and a Typist Are the Same Height

question 39

Multiple Choice

If a dancer and a typist are the same height and have the exact same body build, the dancer will be heavier because she has which of the following?

• A) more body fat
• B) stronger bones
• C) stronger muscles
• D) more muscle mass

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Definitions:

Cohen's D

Estimate of the magnitude of the difference between the means of two groups measured in standard deviation units.

Cohen's D

An indicator of the magnitude of difference, displaying the standardized deviation between two averages.

Cohen's D

A measure of the size of an effect for a hypothesis test; it is the difference between two means divided by the standard deviation of the data.

Cohen's D

A statistic used to quantify the difference between two group means relative to the standard deviation of the sample.