A Researcher Wanted to Know If Aggressive Behavior Was Related

question 16

Multiple Choice

A researcher wanted to know if aggressive behavior was related to watching violent programs on TV. He selected some students and measured how many violent programs they watched per week (from 0 to 25) and how aggressive their behavior was (as rated on a 1 to 7 scale) . What would be the most appropriate statistical analysis for these data?

• A) Bivariate regression
• B) One-way analysis of variance
• C) Multiple regression
• D) Chi-square test for independence

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