The Dilemma Facing the Experimenter Is Determining How Large a Difference

question 14

Multiple Choice

The dilemma facing the experimenter is determining how large a difference between the sample means is enough to decide that something other than is at work in the experiment.

• A)the independent variable
• B)a treatment effect
• C)sampling error
• D)systematic variation

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