The most common situation in statistical procedures is to assume that
a. data are positively skewed.
b. data are negatively skewed.
c. data are normally distributed.
d. it doesn't make any difference what the distribution of the data looks like.
C
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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Carolina wants to determine if preschoolers are more or less likely to initiate play with same- or opposite-gender peers. She is trying to devise a plan in which the children will not know that they are being observed. Carolina seeks a(n):
A) empirical method. B) parsimonious theory. C) experimental hypothesis. D) research question.
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a) She says she lives in an invisible closet where the walls are imprisoning and the darkness is terrifying. b) She feels as if there is a dark cloud following her everywhere, and like rain clouds she never knows when it will rain on her. c) Every day she struggles to live her life as normally as she can but she feels like a car with a failing battery, never knowing when she can't get started. d) The overwhelming feeling of dread she feels is similar to riding a roller coaster every day; she never knows whether she is in for a slow ride up or a wild ride down.