A Widely Used Procedure When the Sample's Scores Do Not

question 57

Multiple Choice

A widely used procedure when the sample's scores do not appear to come from a normal population is to

• A)duplicate scores which will make the sample more normal.
• B)sample only members of the population who will make the sample normal.
• C)transform the sample scores.
• D)delete the scores that make the distribution nonnormal if the results are not significant.

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