An Experimenter Who Conducts a Study Under Highly Controlled Conditions

question 59

Multiple Choice

An experimenter who conducts a study under highly controlled conditions often reduces the ____.

• A) scientific value of the results
• B) extent to which conclusions drawn from the results can be applied to other populations or situations
• C) likelihood that the research hypothesis will be confirmed by the results
• D) strength of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables

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Definitions:

Population Variances

The measure of the dispersion of all values in the population from the mean.

Normally Distributed

A type of distribution where data is symmetrically distributed around the mean, resembling a bell curve.

Population Variances

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a population's values, calculated as the average of the squared deviations from the population mean.

Ratio

A quantitative relationship between two numbers, showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.