While Some Evidence Exists That Humor May Be Universal, Other

question 12

True/False

While some evidence exists that humor may be universal, other research indicates that particular executions of humor appeals may not be universal and that humor is often based in one's culture.

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Definitions:

Pooled Variance

A method used in statistics to combine variances from two or more groups to estimate a common variance when they are assumed to be equal.

Independent Samples

Samples drawn from two populations in such a way that the selection of a sample from one population does not influence the selection of a sample from the other population.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that estimates the accuracy of a sample mean by describing the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Sample Mean Difference

The difference between the mean values of two samples drawn from the same or different populations.