External Validity Refers To

question 14

Multiple Choice

External validity refers to:

• A) The degree to which study results can be generalized to other cases not studied as well as to the population in general.
• B) Creating equivalent groups through random sampling.
• C) The amount of confidence we have that changes in the dependent variable are the result of the independent variable and not some other factor.
• D) Minimizing attrition in longitudinal or time series designs.

Recognize the classification of costs for different purposes, highlighting the flexibility and specificity of cost data utilization.

Understand the principles of cost allocation, particularly in the context of indirect materials, labor, and product costing.

Understand and apply the Friedman test to analyze differences between treatments or groups across multiple blocks.

Master the application of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to assess differences in paired data.

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