Which of the Following Considerations Is MOST Important When Using

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following considerations is MOST important when using matched pairs?

• A) The researcher should make sure to use biologically related participants to create matched pairs.
• B) The researcher should make sure to have a large enough sample size to increase the chances that random assignment will be successful.
• C) The researcher should make sure to match on a variable that will affect the dependent variable.
• D) All of the above are important considerations for matched pairs.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of production in a business, such as materials and labor.

Activity Variance

The difference between a revenue or cost item in the flexible budget and the same item in the static planning budget. An activity variance is due solely to the difference between the actual level of activity used in the flexible budget and the level of activity assumed in the planning budget.

Flexible Budget

A report showing estimates of what revenues and costs should have been, given the actual level of activity for the period.

Static Planning Budget

is a budget based on a fixed level of activity and does not change with actual activity levels, useful for planning but less so for performance evaluation.