Scales of Measurement

question 23

Multiple Choice

Scales of measurement

• A) help determine which statistical procedures are appropriate.
• B) can only be determined after the research results have been obtained.
• C) allow researchers to use random assignment of participants to different groups.
• D) are used to maintain extraneous variables at the same level across different groups.

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Definitions:

Bryophyta

Bryophyta is a division of non-vascular plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, characterized by a life cycle dominated by the gametophyte stage.

Club Mosses

Ancient group of non-flowering plants belonging to the division Lycophyta, characterized by their small, scale-like leaves and production of spores.

Pteridophyta

Pteridophyta is a division of non-flowering plants also known as ferns and their allies, characterized by having vascular tissues and reproducing through spores.

Bryophyta

A division of non-vascular plants that includes mosses, characterized by a life cycle dominated by the gametophyte stage.