Random Self-Report Surveys Conducted by Straus,Gelles and Steinmetz (Researchers in the Family

question 2

Multiple Choice

Random self-report surveys conducted by Straus,Gelles and Steinmetz (researchers in the Family Violence school of thought) indicated that

• A)men and women are similar (within a few percentage points)in their use of various types of violence against spouses.
• B)men are three times as likely to use various types of violence than women.
• C)women are three times as likely to use various types of violence than men.
• D)women are three times as likely to use less dangerous types of violence and men are three times as likely to use more dangerous types of violence.

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Definitions:

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated to determine the significance of certain variables or differences between means.

Level of Significance

A threshold of probability set before a study to determine when an observed effect is considered statistically significant, typically denoted by alpha.

Alpha

In statistics, the significance level defined as the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of a test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, often associated with the desired significance level of a test.