Recent Research Published by Frumin and Colleagues (2011) in the Journal

question 128

Multiple Choice

Recent research published by Frumin and colleagues (2011) in the journal Science addresses whether females' tears have an effect on males.Imagine that exposure to tears lowered self-rated sexual arousal by 1.27 points, with a margin of error of 0.32 points.The interval estimate is:

• A) 1.27.
• B) +/- 0.32.
• C) [0.95, 1.59].
• D) 0.32.

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