A Researcher Analyzes Scores from Two Studies in Which Patients

question 40

Multiple Choice

A researcher analyzes scores from two studies in which patients' temperatures were measured after antipyretic medications are given.One study measures temperatures in centigrade and the other in Fahrenheit.The researcher will

• A) calculate standard deviation measures for each study using their scale values.
• B) compile all data regardless of scale and calculate measures of central tendency.
• C) determine a Z-score and then calculate measures of central tendency.
• D) realize that studies using different measures cannot be compared.

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