A Researcher Selects a Sample of 16 Women and Asks

question 63

Multiple Choice

A researcher selects a sample of 16 women and asks them to rate how important a sense of humor is in someone they want a long-term relationship with.She records scores averaging 1.6 ± 0.8 (M ± SD) on a rating scale from -3 (not important at all) to +3 (very important) .Assuming that an average score of 0 is the null hypothesis,test whether or not women find this trait important at a .05 level of significance.

• A) Women found this trait to be important, and this result was significant, t(16) = 8.00, p < .05.
• B) Women found this trait to be important, and this result was significant, t(15) = 8.00, p < .05.
• C) Women did not find this trait to be important, p > .05.
• D) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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