Which of the Following Was a Finding of a Longitudinal

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a finding of a longitudinal study in Oregon that focused on adolescents with partial-syndrome eating disorders?

• A)Adolescents with partial-syndrome eating disorders were more likely to be boys than girls.
• B)Adolescents with partial-syndrome eating disorders were more likely to have earned a bachelor's degree but were also more likely to be unemployed.
• C)Adolescents with partial-syndrome eating disorders were less likely than those with full-blown eating disorders to have psychological problems.
• D)Adolescents with partial-syndrome eating disorders had lower self-esteem and lower levels of life satisfaction than those with no signs of a feeding and eating disorder.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypotheses

Hypotheses that propose there is a difference, effect, or relationship in a population, in contrast to the null hypothesis which suggests no effect or relationship.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical analysis that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or variables.

One-Sample Test

A statistical procedure used to determine whether a sample comes from a population with a specific characteristic.

Hypothesized Value

A specific value or parameter that a researcher expects to find according to a certain hypothesis.