It Is Useful for a Research Problem to Be Stated

question 29

Multiple Choice

It is useful for a research problem to be stated as precisely as possible because

• A) specific questions are more likely to be proved correct.
• B) the more specific the question is, the easier it is to get statistical significance.
• C) a specific question allows the researcher to focus on only one variable at a time.
• D) specific questions help the researcher decide what techniques, participants, and measures to use.

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Definitions:

Z-Score

A measure showing how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Z-Scores

Standardized scores that indicate the number of standard deviations an element is from the mean of its distribution.

Standard Deviations

A measure that quantifies the amount of dispersion or variation of a set of data values from the mean.

Z-Scores

Standardized scores that indicate how many standard deviations an element is from the mean of its data set.