Inferring a Participant's Identity from His or Her Pattern of Responses

question 32

Multiple Choice

Inferring a participant's identity from his or her pattern of responses is called

• A)breach of confidentiality.
• B)anti-anonymity.
• C)deductive disclosure.
• D)invasion of privacy.

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Definitions:

Sign Test

A nonparametric test used to determine if there is a difference between matched or paired observations.

Distribution

Refers to the way in which data points are spread out across the range of possible values in a dataset.

Test Statistic

A computed value used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in statistical hypothesis testing.

P-Value

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