In a 2006 Study, Gortmake and Colleagues Surveyed 80 Lesbian

question 37

Multiple Choice

In a 2006 study, Gortmake and colleagues surveyed 80 lesbian and gay students at a large Midwestern state university to assess their experiences and their perceptions of the campus climate regarding lesbians and gays.One of the questions the researchers were interested in was whether a person's "outness" depended on his or her gender.All participants were classified as closeted or as out.What type of chi-square test should the researchers use to answer the question of whether outness varies with gender?

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

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