Researchers Study the Relationship Between Interpersonal Violence and Health in College

question 18

Multiple Choice

Researchers study the relationship between interpersonal violence and health in college age women. The selected an alpha of 0.05. The researchers examined the average score on a psychological distress scale and compared the score for abused versus non abused women. A p value of 0.016 is reported. Based on this information, you know:

• A) There is a statistically significant difference in the average psychological distress score.
• B) There is no significant difference in the average psychological distress score.
• C) This is a clinically significant result.
• D) In this study women who were abused were statistically more likely to report psychological distress.

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