The Most Important Descriptive Statistical Procedure Appropriate for Use with Two

question 8

Multiple Choice

The most important descriptive statistical procedure appropriate for use with two interval variables is the

• A) z-test
• B) t-test
• C) simple linear regression
• D) chi-square test

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