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

question 43

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 are the degrees of freedom associated with the chi-square analysis of these data?

• A) 4
• B) 3
• C) 2
• D) 1

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