Barney,a Junior,was Interested in Studying the Study Habits of College

question 109

Multiple Choice

Barney,a junior,was interested in studying the study habits of college freshman.To better understand this issue,Barney joined a number of study groups designed for freshman-level courses at his college.Barney is using which data collection method?

• A) secondary analysis
• B) evaluation research
• C) survey
• D) experiment
• E) field research

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A metric that assesses the spread or diversity among a collection of figures, indicating the degree to which each figure differs from the mean value.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the total number of values.

Standard Normal

A normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used as a basis for comparing other normal distributions.

Area

Area describes the measure of the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape, expressed in square units.