The Procedure for Statistically Synthesizing a Body of Scientific Evidence

question 15

Multiple Choice

The procedure for statistically synthesizing a body of scientific evidence is called

• A) replication.
• B) the case study.
• C) meta-analysis.
• D) an experiment.

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