Which Statement Is True Regarding the Findings of the Big

question 153

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true regarding the findings of the Big Five study conducted by Srivastava and colleagues (2003) ?

• A)Agreeableness decreased over time
• B)Extraversion increased over time
• C)Neuroticism changed over time for women
• D)Conscientiousness was stable over adulthood

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Definitions:

Chi-Squared Test Statistic

A value used in chi-squared tests to evaluate how likely observed frequencies of events are to occur under a specific hypothetical distribution.

Expected Value

In probability theory, the sum of all possible outcomes of a particular situation, each multiplied by its likelihood of happening.

Sample Size

Sample size refers to the number of observations or data points collected in a sample from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of freedom refer to the number of independent values or quantities that can be assigned to a statistical distribution or to a system, minus the number of linearly independent constraints.