Under What Conditions Are the Inferential Statistics Used Typically Robust

question 66

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions are the inferential statistics used typically robust against violations of assumptions?

• A) only if the independent variable is not clearly nominal or ordinal
• B) only if the participants were not randomly selected but we are cautious when generalizing
• C) only if the population is not normally distributed but there are at least 30 data points in the sample
• D) only if the independent variable is not clearly nominal or ordinal, participants were not randomly selected but we are cautious when generalizing, and the population is not normally distributed but there are at least 30 data points in the sample

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.