If a Study Involves Comparing Two Means from a Between-Subjects

question 12

Multiple Choice

If a study involves comparing two means from a between-subjects design, the appropriate statistical test 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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