When Calculating Questionnaire Scores, How Might Choosing the Sum or the Mean

question 10

Multiple Choice

When calculating questionnaire scores, how might choosing the sum or the mean of the items affect your statistical analyses?

• A) It wouldn't affect the descriptive statistics, but would affect the significance of any test.
• B) It wouldn't affect the significance of any test, but would affect the descriptive statistics.
• C) It wouldn't affect anything.
• D) It would affect both the descriptive statistics and the significance of the test.

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