A researcher selected a sample of 56 former student leaders from a list of graduates of a large university. She discovered that it had taken an average of 4.97 years for these graduates to finish their degrees, with a standard deviation of 1.23
The average for the entire student body is 4.56 years. Is the difference statistically significant? Follow the five-step model and state all important decisions. Make sure that you interpret the results in terms of the original research question.
ANSWER: t (obtained) = 2.47
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a. early trading firms had access to more capital b. early trading firms were much more powerful corporations c. modern corporations are not granted exclusive rights to trade with other nations d. modern corporations are likely to rely on military conquest to achieve their goals
A recent study by the Civil Rights Project on school desegregation revealed that __________
a. resegregation of the races is increasing b. the vast majority of white students attend schools that enroll an equal number of white and of minority group members c. enrollment of Hispanic students has decreased by almost 200 percent d. blacks are more likely than Hispanics to attend "intensely segregated" schools
In the _____ revolution, machines powered by fuels replaced most animal and human power
a. industrial b. agricultural c. domestication d. French
Like interactionists, conflict theorists and functionalists believe that people's genetic structure rather than their behavior defines social reality.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)