A Company Was Interested in Learning If Training Expenditures Will

question 51

Multiple Choice

A company was interested in learning if training expenditures will enhance its salesforce productivity, so they hired a researcher to conduct an experiment in which one group of salespeople received training and the other didn't. The average sales for salespeople who received training was significantly higher than for those who did not. This difference in means between the two groups is known as a(n) _____ effect.

• A) placebo
• B) main
• C) covariate
• D) interactive

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