Jill Is Having Difficulty Finding Credible Sources on Her Topic

question 26

Multiple Choice

Jill is having difficulty finding credible sources on her topic of misperceptions of university faculty.Since very little published research exists on this topic,Jill decides to poll her student colleagues and some faculty members on their attitudes,opinions,and preferences about faculty.Jill's efforts to conduct research are an example of which of the following sources of information?

• A)library research
• B)database research
• C)survey research
• D)visual aids
• E)statistics

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Definitions:

T Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups and determine if there are statistically significant differences between them.

Pooled Standard Deviation

A method for calculating the overall standard deviation from multiple samples or groups, combining variances to assess overall variability.

Cohen's D

A measure of the standardized difference between two means, commonly used in the context of effect size in statistics.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of the difference between groups or the size of a relationship between variables.