Given the Factors Associated with Alcohol and Drug Use, Which

question 44

Multiple Choice

Given the factors associated with alcohol and drug use, which one of the following teens is most likely to abuse alcohol and drugs?

• A) Jane, who is very self-confident
• B) Roxanne, who is the most popular girl in school
• C) Lucinda, who is trying to "fit in"
• D) Molly, who has been diagnosed as having mental retardation

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs

A statistical technique involving the pairing of observations or data sets based on certain criteria, often used in experiments to compare two groups while controlling for variables.

Ordinal Data

Ordinal data refers to a type of categorical data with a set order or scale to it, but without a consistent difference between each category.

Mann-Whitney Test

A nonparametric test used to assess whether there is a significant difference between two independent samples, an alternative to the t-test when certain assumptions are not met.

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the median of two dependent samples.