Applying Statistical Inference: an Example Many Statistical Tests Assume That

question 22

Multiple Choice

Applying Statistical Inference: An Example Many statistical tests assume that the population you have sampled is normally distributed.This means that if you could measure everyone in the population on the dependent variable,

• A)the bulk of the scores would fall above the mean.
• B)the distribution of scores would be symmetrical and bell-shaped.
• C)the left end of the distribution would have the longest tail.
• D)the right end of the distribution would have the longest tail.

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