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

question 109

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.In particular, the researchers manipulated the race of the defendant (African American or Caucasian) and the type of abuse suffered (emotional or physical) .The dependent variable was the number of guilty verdicts.What type of chi-square test should the researchers use to analyze these data?

• A) association
• B) dissociation
• C) goodness-of-fit
• D) independence

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