Which of the following poses a serious problem when using a one-tailed
t test for dependent means?

A) The population of difference scores is even moderately different from normal.
B) The sample has less than 40 participants.
C) There is a ceiling effect in the test, which is likely to make the population of difference scores highly skewed.
D) Pretest and posttest scores are highly correlated with each other.


Answer: C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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