A Researcher Is Analyzing Regional Differences in Family Size

question 24

Multiple Choice

A researcher is analyzing regional differences in family size.She has information on number of children for samples of families from four regions.Which of the following would be an appropriate statistical test?

• A)t test for matched samples
• B)t test for difference in means
• C)ANOVA
• D)Actually,none of these would work in this situation

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