When Reading a Research Article Based on an Unfamiliar Statistical

question 33

Multiple Choice

When reading a research article based on an unfamiliar statistical procedure,a basic understanding may be obtained by

• A)seeking some indication of the q coefficient or,if that is not available,some indication of power.
• B)identifying the significance level and the effect size.
• C)following the path diagram or contingency table,depending on the level of measurement of the variables involved.
• D)plotting the regression line.

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