A Researcher Was Interested in Examining the Different Levels of Aggression

question 35

Multiple Choice

A researcher was interested in examining the different levels of aggression shown by college students and prisoners with life sentences. Aggression was measured by surveys given during one session. Which analysis should the researcher perform on the mean aggression scores of the groups?

• A) related means t test
• B) independent means t test
• C) correlation
• D) regression

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