In Cohen's D, the Farther Apart the Means of Two

question 40

Multiple Choice

In Cohen's d, the farther apart the means of two distributions, the _____ the effect size, assuming the standard deviation is held constant.

• A) more variable
• B) less variable
• C) higher
• D) lower

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