Nader Wants to Know If Muslim Students Study More Than

question 21

Multiple Choice

Nader wants to know if Muslim students study more than students from other religious backgrounds. In this study, which is the dependent variable?

• A) Religion
• B) Muslim
• C) Time spent studying
• D) Other religious backgrounds

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Definitions:

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric method for testing whether samples originate from the same distribution, used for comparing more than two groups.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric test used to compare three or more groups based on ranks of data points rather than means or medians.

One-tail

One-tail refers to one-sided tests in hypothesis testing where the critical area of a distribution is one-sided, either to the right or left, focusing on a specific direction of interest.