Marvin Has Been a 3-Pack-A-Day Smoker for at Least 15

question 31

Multiple Choice

Marvin has been a 3-pack-a-day smoker for at least 15 years,and he recognizes that he is very lucky not to be very sick already.He's decided to try various methods for quitting cigarettes,and he read that one method might be playing tapes of encouraging messages while he sleeps so that he can learn not to smoke.This method,which involves learning while we are asleep,is called __________.

• A) K-complexing
• B) nonsomnia
• C) sublimation
• D) hypnopaedia

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric test used to determine whether two independent samples come from the same distribution.

Significance

In statistics, refers to how likely it is that a relationship observed in data would occur simply by chance.

Basal Metabolism

The rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to maintain vital functions such as breathing and keeping warm; the minimum amount of energy consumed in a resting state.

Nonparametric Methods

Statistical techniques that do not assume a specific distribution for the data, often used when data do not meet the assumptions of parametric tests.