Creating new measures for variables in evaluation research has the advantage of:
a. greater possible relevance and validity to the study
b. known degrees of reliability and validity.
c. greater possible reliability to the study.
d. being less time-consuming than using an already devised measure.
e. more precision.
a
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a. true b. false
What effect will using a one-tailed test over a two-tailed test have on power (presuming the true population difference is in the expected direction)?
A) it will increase power B) it will have no effect on power C) it will decrease power D) power cannot be calculated if a one-tailed test is used
Conflict and feminist perspectives on the family differ significantly from functionalist perspectives on the family in that___________________
a. functionalists do not recognize the role that the family plays in regulating reproduction b. functionalists are much more realistic than others about the potential for problems in the family c. conflict and feminist theorists view the functionalist perspective as unrealistic in its emphasis on support and harmony within the family d. conflict and feminist theory does not address the family and functionalism does
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d. have a narrower range of skills than other sales workers. e. enjoy less autonomy than other sales workers.