You Just Saw a Story on the News That Reported

question 50

Multiple Choice

You just saw a story on the news that reported older women's IQ drops dramatically after the age of 60.This result was concluded from comparisons of women born in 1910-1930 and women born between 1960-1980.Based on this information,the criticism you would be likely to make would be that

• A) this is not a valid result because men were not included.
• B) longitudinal research doesn't work well when looking at IQ data.
• C) cohort effects are likely to account for the differences.
• D) whoever conducted this study doesn't like older women.

Comprehend the properties and characteristics of the normal curve.

Calculate raw scores from z scores, standard deviations, and means.

Identify how the normal curve relates to the concepts of probability and distribution.

Analyze the impact of standard deviations on data distribution.

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