Which of These Is Not Important When Assessing Whether or Not

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not important when assessing whether or not information available on the Internet is valid?

• A) What kind of organization is responsible for the website
• B) What variables are discussed and whether a causal connection between the variables is stated
• C) If the research is based on a random sample or if it is biased
• D) The date the website was last updated

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Definitions:

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 75th (third quartile) and 25th (first quartile) percentiles, measuring the spread of the middle 50% of data.

Coefficient of Variation

A standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution, expressed as a ratio of the standard deviation to the mean.

Extreme Values

Data points that significantly differ from other observations. They can be unusually high or low and may be considered outliers.

Median

The middle value in a sorted, ascending or descending, list of numbers.