The Term for the Assumption That the Amount of Variability

question 1

Multiple Choice

The term for the assumption that the amount of variability in each of the two groups is equal is ______.

• A)heterogeneity of variances
• B)homogeneity of variance
• C)equality of variance
• D)stability of variance

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, calculated as the average of the squared deviations from the mean.

Mean

A measure of central tendency that is calculated by adding up all the values in a set and then dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

An appraisal of the diversity or spread level exhibited by a collection of figures.

Normally Distributed

Refers to a probability distribution which is evenly shaped around the mean, indicating that occurrences of data close to the mean are more common than occurrences of data distant from the mean.