Children of Different Age Groups Were Asked to Complete the WISC

question 70

Multiple Choice

Children of different age groups were asked to complete the WISC so that researchers could compare the performance of younger and older children.The procedure used in this research best illustrates:

• A) factor analysis.
• B) a longitudinal study.
• C) a correlational study.
• D) a cross-sectional study.

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Definitions:

Groups

Collections of individuals or items categorized together based on shared characteristics or purposes.

Expected Frequencies

Expected frequencies refer to the counts of observations that one expects in each category of a statistical distribution based on a hypothesis or model.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists in the population from which a sample is drawn.

Number of Groups

Refers to the count of distinct categories or clusters into which data points or subjects are classified.