Two Samples Are Said to Be Independent When

question 30

Multiple Choice

Two samples are said to be independent when

• A)we randomly select participants for a sample,without regard to who has been selected for either sample.
• B)we randomly select participants for a sample,being sure to pair each person in one sample with a particular person in the other sample.
• C)we randomly select participants for a sample,being sure that each participant serves in every condition of our experiment.
• D)the null hypothesis of the two-sample t-test is rejected.

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Definitions:

Downward-Sloping

A term describing a curve or line that decreases in value as it moves from left to right, often used to describe demand curves in economics.

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A concept in oligopoly theory where each firm chooses its quantity to maximize profit, assuming the other firms' quantities remain fixed, leading to a stable market price.

Constant Unit Cost

A situation where the cost to produce one unit of a good remains the same, regardless of the total quantity produced.

Demand Function

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