Which of the Following Is NOT a Research and Statistical

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a research and statistical concept to keep in mind when conducting psychological research?

• A) How variables are defined and measured.
• B) The titles of studies rarely indicate when participants are exclusively White or male,and generalizability is often falsely applied.
• C) Female university students are rarely a source of convenience samples for many researchers.
• D) Sampling bias is a challenge within the field of psychology of women.

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Definitions:

Variation

The degree to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the average or mean.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, minus the number of parameters estimated.

Number of Treatments

The total count of distinct experimental conditions applied in research to assess their effects on outcomes.

MSB

Marginal Social Benefit; the additional benefit to society from one more unit of a good or service being produced and consumed.