The Independent T Test Is Often Well-Suited for Comparing the Effectiveness

question 9

Multiple Choice

The independent t test is often well-suited for comparing the effectiveness of two methods of treatment intervention for addressing some problem such as substance abuse because:

• A) the independent variable is nominal level and dichotomous.
• B) the dependent variable often can be measured at the interval or ratio level.
• C) the two subsamples of clients can be of different sizes.
• D) all of the above

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