A Study Was Conducted to Examine the Gender Difference in Daily

question 12

Essay

A study was conducted to examine the gender difference in daily smoking prevalence.
A)State the null and research hypotheses for this test.
B)Suppose the p-value associated with the test is 0.04. What can you conclude?

• A)State the null and research hypotheses for this test.
• B)Suppose the p-value associated with the test is 0.04. What can you conclude?

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Definitions:

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a construct is truly distinct from other constructs by empirical standards, often assessed through its lack of correlation with unrelated constructs.

Convergent Validity

When a scale correlates with other scales measuring the same construct.

Face Validity

When scale items appear, at face value, to measure what they are supposed to measure.

Convergent Validity

The degree to which two measures that theoretically should be related are actually related.