Researchers Study the Relationship Between Interpersonal Violence and Health in College

question 14

Multiple Choice

Researchers study the relationship between interpersonal violence and health in college age women. The researchers planned to examine the average score on a psychological distress scale and compare the score for abused versus non abused women. What would be an appropriate test to consider?

• A) Dependent t test
• B) McNemar's test
• C) chi-square test
• D) t test for independent groups

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