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).

-In addition to measuring the group of participants who joined a fraternity/sorority,Dr.Fletcher decides to give the same measure to another group of 55 participants who decided to not join a fraternity/sorority.Based on the results below,explain whether Dr.Fletcher should be concerned about a history threat to internal validity.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs in product costs, excluding fixed overhead.

Sales Price Variance

The difference between the actual selling price of a product and its budgeted or planned selling price, multiplied by the actual quantity sold.

Opening Stock

The value of goods available for sale at the beginning of an accounting period.

Flexible Budget

A budget that adjusts or flexes with changes in the volume or activity level, allowing for more accurate forecasting and planning.