Many Researchers Fail to Produce Strong Links Between Personality Traits

question 65

Multiple Choice

Many researchers fail to produce strong links between personality traits and behavior. Epstein has argued that the reason for this failure is because

• A) researchers don't perform the correct statistical analysis.
• B) researchers don't measure personality traits correctly.
• C) researchers don't measure behavior correctly.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Goodness-Of-Fit Test

A statistical test used to determine how well observed sample data fit a distribution from a population with a normal distribution.

Expected Frequency

The number of times an outcome is predicted to occur in an experiment or trial based on probability theory.

Normal Distribution

A distribution of probability that is even around the average, indicating that observations close to the mean are more common than those further away.

Chi-Square Distribution

A statistical distribution used for hypothesis testing that is derived from the sum of squared variables that follow a normal distribution.