Questions Below Will Be Based on the Following: a Researcher

question 34

Multiple Choice

Questions below will be based on the following: A researcher wishes to test the hypothesis that intelligence is a sex-linked characteristic. A random sample of 1000 women is selected and given IQ tests. Similarly, a random sample of 1000 men is selected and also given IQ tests. The mean IQ's of the two groups are compared and the difference is found to be significantly in favor of the females.
-The results of this study suggest that

• A) sex may be used to predict IQ
• B) IQ is independent of sex
• C) sex is the causal factor in producing one's IQ
• D) the IQ difference should not be generalized to the population from which

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