Whenever the Mean of the Distribution of Differences Equals Zero

question 8

Multiple Choice

Whenever the mean of the distribution of differences equals zero, then one can be fairly safe in concluding that

• A) the samples probably represent a single population
• B) the samples probably represent different populations
• C) there was absolutely no sampling error
• D) none of these, since the mean can never equal zero

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Self-leadership

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Ethical Factors

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