In a Causal-Comparative Study That Examines Differences in Psychomotor Skills

question 19

Multiple Choice

In a causal-comparative study that examines differences in psychomotor skills between young, suburban, middle-class Hispanic children and young, urban, middle-class Caucasian children, the dependent variable is

• A) Hispanic.
• B) psychomotor skills.
• C) urban.
• D) middle class.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing, typically denoted as alpha, that defines the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, commonly set at 0.05 or 5%.

Mean Weight

The average weight calculated by summing all individual weights and dividing by the total number of individuals.

Female College Students

Young women enrolled in a college or university program pursuing higher education.

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the median of two related samples.