Studies Comparing Online Versus Offline Friendships Have Found That

question 40

Multiple Choice

Studies comparing online versus offline friendships have found that

• A) online friendships have higher degrees of intimacy.
• B) offline friendships have higher degrees of intimacy.
• C) people prefer online communication when discussing personal topics.
• D) online communication has higher degrees of interdependence and commitment.
• E) online relationships and communication are superior.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A confidence interval is a range of values, derived from statistical analysis, that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown population parameter.

Census Limits

The constraints or limitations inherent in conducting a census, such as time, cost, and accuracy of data collection.

Quota Sampling

A sampling method where participants are selected to ensure that certain characteristics are represented to a set proportion.

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling technique where each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected to be part of the sample.