A Researcher Computes a One-Sample Sign Test in Which the Number

question 27

Multiple Choice

A researcher computes a one-sample sign test in which the number of pluses is 8,the number of minuses is 2,and the number of scores equal to the median is 1.The test statistic (x) for the sign test is equal to ______.

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 8
• D) there is not enough information to answer this question

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Definitions:

Weathering

The breakdown of rocks, soil, and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, organisms, and water.

Precipitation

Any kind of water, either as a liquid or a solid, that drops from the clouds and lands on the Earth, covering types like rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Gold Placer Deposits

Concentrations of gold found in sedimentary deposits, formed by gravity separation during sedimentary processes.

Caldera

A caldera is a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses, following the emptying of the magma chamber below the volcano.