In a Study of Simulated Juror Decision Making, Braden-Maguire, Sigal

question 67

Multiple Choice

In a study of simulated juror decision making, Braden-Maguire, Sigal, and Perrino (2005) investigated the type of verdict assigned by study participants after they read a 12-page summary of a case involving a battered woman who had shot and killed her husband.Of the 80 participants, 27 assigned a verdict of guilty, 49 a verdict of not guilty by reason of self-defense, and 4 a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.What are the degrees of freedom associated with this chi square?

• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 77
• D) 79

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