In Computing Effect Sizes for a Comparison of Independent Samples

question 47

Multiple Choice

In computing effect sizes for a comparison of independent samples, our measure may be less than ideal if

• A) we have heterogeneous variances and no control group.
• B) the data are decidedly nonnormal.
• C) we choose the wrong statistic for our denominator.
• D) all of the above

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