Social Bookmarking Sites Differ from Social News Sites in That

question 18

Multiple Choice

Social bookmarking sites differ from social news sites in that:

• A)​the objective of their users is to collect, save, and share interesting and valuable links.
• B)they allow users to edit the stories they find for accuracy.
• C)the ability of users to share, post, or discuss a topic is very limited.
• D)​they treat location-based social networking as a game.

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Definitions:

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods that summarize and describe the features of a data set, including measures of central tendency and variability.

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation, often tested statistically.

Confounding Variables

External variables that can affect the outcome of an experiment, making it difficult to establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship.

Random Assignment

The assignment of participants to categories of an independent variable such that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to each category.