Suppose that we take 15 gay couples and observe the difference within couples in terms of age. Then we take 15 straight couples are record the same differences. We want to test if straight couples are more similar in age than gay couples. (There is some reason to expect that this is true.) What statistical procedure would be most appropriate?
a. computing a correlation coefficient for each couple
b. running an independent samples t test between gays and straights
c. running a t test for related samples
d. using a chi-square test
B
You might also like to view...
A correlation coefficient of 0.00 means
a. there is no relationship between the variables. b. as one variable increases, the other variable increases. c. as one variable decreases, the other variable decreases. d. as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. e. the variables are dependent.
Which of the following is most clearly the opposite of an approach-approach conflict?
a. ?an approach-avoidance conflict b. ?an avoidance-avoidance conflict c. ?a reproach-approach conflict d. ?a reproach-reproach conflict
Carl is dying. He says, "In a way, I feel like I'm already dead." Carl views dying as
A) part of life's journey. B) imprisonment. C) a mandate to live ever more fully. D) an experience to be transformed.
Among developed countries, adolescents __________.
A. in the United States work more than peers in other countries do B. in the United States work less than peers in other countries do C. in the United States work about the same as peers in other countries do D. in the United States work sporadically compared to peers in other countries do