When the Research Question Calls for an Examination of the Differences

question 41

Multiple Choice

When the research question calls for an examination of the differences in group means among three or more groups,which of the following would be the appropriate procedure?

• A)Pearson correlation
• B)dependent-sample t test
• C)regression
• D)analysis of variance

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