Dr Guidry Conducts a Study Examining the Relationship Between the Number

question 65

Multiple Choice

Dr. Guidry conducts a study examining the relationship between the number of friends one has and the experience of daily stress and life satisfaction. She randomly samples 1,500 elderly men and women in Nashville, Tennessee (the state capital) , located in the southern United States. Below are her findings.
•Life satisfaction and experience of daily stress: r =.57 (p = .01)
•Number of friends one has and experience of daily stress: r = .09, not sig.
•Number of friends one has and life satisfaction: r = .36 (p = .04)
Considering Dr. Guidry's study, her results could most safely be generalized to which of the following groups?

• A)People in the southern United States
• B)Elderly people
• C)People with a high number of friends
• D)People with high life satisfaction

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