Dr Reddick Is Lecturing on Various Statistical Analyses in Class

question 134

Multiple Choice

Dr. Reddick is lecturing on various statistical analyses in class. He notes the definition for post-hoc analyses as:

• A) statistical tests in which both variables are categorical and determine if the distribution of participants across categories is different than expected.
• B) statistical tests that examine all of the possible combinations of conditions in a way that statistically accounts for the fact that we did not predict them ahead of time.
• C) statistical tests that determine whether responses from the different conditions are essentially the same or whether the responses from at least one of the conditions differ from the others.
• D) statistical tests that allow a priori decisions to test comparisons between groups predicted ahead of time.

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Definitions:

U-1 Measure

A specific metric for unemployment that counts individuals who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or longer, indicating long-term unemployment.

U-6 Measure

A comprehensive unemployment rate that includes those who are not actively looking for work, those working part-time but seeking full-time employment, and other marginally attached workers, in addition to the unemployed who are actively looking for work.

Marginally Attached Workers

Individuals who are not in the labor force, wishing to be employed and have looked for a job in the recent past but are not currently looking for work.

Labor-Force Participation

The ratio or percentage of the working-age population that is actively employed or seeking employment.