In Examining Male-Male, Male-Female, and Female-Female Love Relationships, Researchers Found

question 68

Multiple Choice

In examining male-male, male-female, and female-female love relationships, researchers found that

• A) gay and lesbian couples used different criteria than heterosexual couples in selecting partners.
• B) gay men and lesbians differed from each other in the characteristics that they looked for in a partner.
• C) all three types of couples used different criteria when selecting a partner.
• D) all couples used similar criteria when selecting a partner.

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Definitions:

Two-sided Significance Tests

Statistical tests that assess the significance of an effect in either direction, allowing for the evaluation of both positive and negative differences.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists between certain parameters or distributions.

SRS

Simple Random Sample, a basic sampling technique in which each member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.

P-value

The probability of observing test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.