A Test Is Conducted to Compare Three Different Income Tax

question 123

Multiple Choice

A test is conducted to compare three different income tax software packages to determine whether there is any difference in the average time it takes to prepare income tax returns using the three different software packages. Ten different person's income tax returns are done by each of the three software packages and the time is recorded for each. Which of the following is true?

• A) The total degrees of freedom is 30.
• B) The between blocks degrees of freedom is 2.
• C) The between samples degrees of freedom is 2.
• D) The three software packages are the blocks.

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Definitions:

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group memberships, such as nationality, religion, or social class.

Outgroup

A term denoting any group you do not belong to or identify with, often perceived less favorably than one’s own group (ingroup).

Comparison

The act of evaluating two or more items, people, or situations to identify similarities, differences, or to ascertain superiority.

Uncertainty-Identity Theory

A social psychological theory suggesting that people join and identify with groups in order to reduce feelings of uncertainty about themselves and the world.