Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding the Connection

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true regarding the connection between politics and research?

• A) The priorities of organizations that fund research can shape how studies are designed.
• B) How respondents view the utility of social research may impact their participation
• C) Gaining access to a research site is a negotiated process that could involve interrogating the researcher's motivations.
• D) Because of objectivity, politics does not impact research or the research process.

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Definitions:

50th Percentile

Also known as the median, it is the value below which 50% of the observations in a group of data fall.

N - 1

A formula used to calculate the sample variance or sample standard deviation, representing the sample size minus one.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value, indicating how spread out the data are.

Measure of Variability

Statistical indices that describe the spread or dispersion within a set of numerical data, including range, variance, and standard deviation.