Cindy Conducted a Path Analysis for Her Thesis

question 1

Multiple Choice

Cindy conducted a path analysis for her thesis. She is most concerned about addressing which of the following questions in her report?

• A) Is a rationale given for selection of predictor variables?
• B) Are the qualifications and special training of the interviewers described?
• C) Was the level of inter-observer reliability obtained from at least two independent raters?
• D) Were groups randomly formed and the use of existing groups avoided?

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Definitions:

Residents

Individuals living in a specified area or belonging to a specific community, often used to describe people living in a particular city or town.

Sampling Bias

A systematic error that occurs when the sample is not representative of the population from which it is drawn, potentially distorting study findings.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data taken from that population and analyzed through the use of statistical tests.

Generalizability

The extent to which findings from a study can be applied or extended to broader contexts outside the specific study conditions.