We Want to Study the Mean Difference in Autonomy Between

question 25

Multiple Choice

We want to study the mean difference in autonomy between first-born and second-born children. Instead of taking a random sample of children we take a random sample of families and sort the children into first- and second-born. The dependent variable is a measure of autonomy. This experiment would most likely employ

• A) a repeated measures analysis.
• B) an independent measures analysis.
• C) a correlation coefficient.
• D) a scatterplot.

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