Research on the Use of Dolls in Interviews Has Found

question 1

Multiple Choice

Research on the use of dolls in interviews has found that they

• A) help pre-school age children provide more accurate accounts.
• B) increase both detail and number of errors in children's statements.
• C) secure more convictions of sexual predators.
• D) decrease both detail and number of errors in children's statements.

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Definitions:

Midrange

The statistical measure that calculates the average of the maximum and minimum values in a data set, giving a rough estimate of the data's central tendency.

Standard Deviation

An evaluation metric for the amount of variation or distribution in a set of numerical values.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of values, calculated as the average of the squared deviations from the mean.

Observations

The instances or data points collected or recorded for the purpose of analysis.