According to Box 3

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to Box 3.3, to promote ethical data collection and analysis, it is recommended that social scientists

• A) harshly punish dishonest researchers.
• B) share their data with others.
• C) only report statistically significant results.
• D) require certified professional degrees for all federal grant applicants.

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Definitions:

Random Variable

A random variable represents numerical outcomes of random phenomena or experiments, varying in value based on the outcomes of the process.

Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, representing a bell-shaped curve.

99th Percentile

A value below which 99% of the data points in a data set fall, used as a measure of statistical distribution.

Z Distribution

A statistical distribution that describes the distribution of standardized values; it's used in inference regarding mean of normally distributed populations when the standard deviation is known.