A researcher conducts a between-subjects experimental research design and measures a mean difference in the dependent measure between two groups. How can the researcher test if the mean difference observed in his sample is due to individual differences or due to the manipulation made by the researcher?
A. conduct a quasi-experiment
B. compute a two-independent-sample t test
C. compute a related samples t test
D. no test is needed
Ans: B
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