A Quasi-Experiment Was Conducted to Compare Men's and Women's Attitudes

question 45

Multiple Choice

A quasi-experiment was conducted to compare men's and women's attitudes about extramarital affairs. Men and women who are married were recruited to complete a survey about their attitudes. The researchers then compared scores on the survey for men and women. The appropriate statistical test to analyze the data in this study is ______.

• A) a one-sample t test
• B) an independent samples t test
• C) a paired/related samples t test
• D) an ANOVA

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