When Using Matching to Create Equivalent Groups, a Matching Variable

question 39

Multiple Choice

When using matching to create equivalent groups, a matching variable is

• A)any factor that is believed to correlate with the dependent measure being used
• B)another name for the independent variable
• C)always a subject variable
• D)never actually measured

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Definitions:

One-way ANOVA

A statistical technique that compares the means of three or more independent (unrelated) groups to determine if at least two of them differ significantly.

Republicans

A member of the Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that contradicts the null hypothesis and is assumed to be true if the null hypothesis is rejected by a statistical test.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical test that compares the means of three or more unrelated groups using variance analysis to identify differences.