In Which of the Following Situations Would One Use an Independent

question 7

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations would one use an independent t test?

• A) A professor wants to know if one of his two Introduction to Psychology classes scored significantly higher than the other class on the same exam.
• B) A professor wants to know if there was a significant improvement in test scores from Exam 1 to Exam 2 for one of his Introduction to Psychology classes.
• C) An educator wants to know if students spend more time talking on the phone than studying during a typical day.
• D) A researcher wishes to learn whether the oldest child in a family does significantly better on standardized tests than the youngest child in the family.

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Definitions:

Surety

A person, such as a cosigner on a note, who agrees to be primarily responsible for the debt of another.

Guarantor

A person who agrees to satisfy the debt of another (the debtor) only after the principal debtor defaults. A guarantor’s liability is thus secondary.

Short Sale

A sale of real property for an amount that is less than the balance owed on the mortgage loan, usually due to financial hardship.

Judicial Foreclosure Sale

The process of selling mortgaged property under court supervision to pay off debts incurred by the property owner.