A Statistically Unusual Outcome That Could Occur by Chance,such as Getting

question 26

Multiple Choice

A statistically unusual outcome that could occur by chance,such as getting five heads in a row when flipping a coin,is referred to as

• A) the Barnum effect.
• B) the "decline effect."
• C) a run of luck.
• D) a "cold reading."

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Definitions:

Nonparametric Methods

Statistical methods that are not based on parameterized families of probability distributions and are used when data doesn't fit standard distributions.

Ordinal Data

A type of categorical data where the categories have a natural order or sequence but the intervals between the categories are not necessarily uniform.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric statistical test that compares two independent samples to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Independent Samples

Sets of data collected from distinct, non-overlapping populations.