We compute a test statistic to ______.
A. check that individual differences can be matched between groups
B. determine whether a within-subjects design or a between-subjects design is most likely to account for differences observed between groups
C. test the hypothesis that participants were assigned to groups at random
D. determine whether some manipulation or individual differences are likely to account for mean differences observed between groups
Answer: D
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