Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A)The range is a simplistic measure of variation that does not use all scores in the distribution in its calculation.
• B)The average deviation is a more sophisticated measure of variation than the range in which all scores are used,but which may not weight extreme scores adequately.
• C)The standard deviation is the least sophisticated measure of variation and the least frequently used.
• D)all of the options are true

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Definitions:

Factorial Designs

Experimental setups that allow researchers to examine the effects of two or more factors by changing them simultaneously and observing the results.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or changed to observe their effects on dependent variables.

Single-Factor Designs

Experimental designs that involve only one independent variable to investigate its effect on a dependent variable.