Which of the Following Would Be an Example of a Research

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a research project began as the result of a serendipitous event?

• A)A suspects B of fraud, so A replicates B's work
• B)A notices that complete strangers who take the same subway to work every day begin to greet one another at the station; A wonders why
• C)A comes across an interesting study and does a partial replication and an extension of it
• D)A has an equipment failure and notices some unusual behavior that leads to a series of studies

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Definitions:

P-Value

P-Value is a statistical measure indicating the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Extrasensory Perception

A claimed ability to gain information through means other than the known human senses.

Large-Sample Z

A statistical method used for hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation, appropriate when the sample size is large, typically using the Z-distribution.

Plus Four Estimate

A technique in statistics, particularly in bootstrap methodology, to produce a more robust estimate by adding four observations - two at each end of the sample data.