When a Researcher Has Obtained a Particular Sample Mean from a Study

question 72

Multiple Choice

When a researcher has obtained a particular sample mean from a study, he or she compares it to:

• A)the parameters of the known population distribution
• B)an estimated distribution figured based on earlier research findings
• C)the distribution of means of all the possible samples in the experimental condition from the research
• D)the distribution of means that would arise if the null hypothesis were true

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