DrFletcher Is Interested in Understanding Whether Joining a Fraternity/sorority Causes

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Essay

Dr.Fletcher is interested in understanding whether joining a fraternity/sorority causes people to become more concerned about their attractiveness and appearance.He recruits a group of 55 freshmen (25 males,30 females)who are planning to go through fraternity/sorority recruitment on his campus.After they join,he gives them a measure of attractiveness concern/appearance concern (the Body Concern Scale,where higher scores indicate higher body concerns).

-As the study is described,explain a selection threat that may be present in Dr.Fletcher's study.What could Dr.Fletcher do to address this threat?

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Definitions:

Price Range

The spread between the highest and lowest selling price of a product or service over a certain period of time.

Demand

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a certain time period.

Perfectly Elastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied of a product responds infinitely to even the smallest change in price.

Inelastic

Refers to a situation where the demand or supply of a good or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in price.