You Are Reading a Research Report Summarizing the Findings for a Study

question 15

Multiple Choice

You are reading a research report summarizing the findings for a study of first-year teacher anxiety in the classroom.You read the following results: "The average score for teachers on all items on the anxiety instrument was 65.76 with a standard deviation of 5.6.The scores varied from a low of 45 to a high of 75 on the instrument."
What type of research question would likely result in this type of statement?

• A)A comparison question about teacher scores
• B)A relationship question correlating years of experience and anxiety
• C)A descriptive question measuring the anxiety of teachers
• D)A range of scores questions assessing the variability of scores

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Definitions:

Exponential Distribution

The exponential distribution is a continuous probability distribution that describes the time between events in a Poisson process, where events occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

Exponentially Distributed

It refers to a type of continuous probability distribution that describes the time between events in a Poisson point process, where events occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

Parameter λ

A specific numerical or symbolic constant used in mathematics and statistics to represent a characteristic or value in a general function or equation.

Normally Distributed

Describes a symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution of data where most of the observations cluster around the central peak and the probabilities for values farther away from the mean taper off equally in both directions.