(Scenario III) in Order to Conclude That the Only the Treatments

question 58

Multiple Choice

(Scenario III) In order to conclude that the only the treatments with the highest fat content led to weight gain, the authors of Scenario III must have:

• A) had a large enough sample size.
• B) conducted a post-hoc test.
• C) assigned participants nonrandomly to treatment conditions.
• D) used a double-blind procedure.

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