A health psychologist studies the relationship between caloric intake and weight gain in a group of 250 adults between the ages of 25 and 40. The correlation between increasing one’s caloric intake and subsequent weight gain is found to be .60 (p
<.05). What does it mean to say that this particular correlation coefficient is statistically significant?
What will be an ideal response?
The probability is very low (less than 5%) of getting a correlation this large in the group of people studied if in fact there is no correlation between these two variables for people in general.
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A. the influence of genes on human behavior B. classical sociology C. conflict theory D. sociologically informed genetics
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a. Invention b. Ideas c. Social conflict d. Cultural diffusion
Explain how the conflict perspective differs from the functional perspective on the issue of racial/ethnic inequality
Please provide the best answer for the statement
A primary group is a small group that is
A. characterized by impersonality, with little intimacy or mutual understanding. B. characterized by intimate, face-to-face association and cooperation. C. characterized by impersonality and face-to-face associations. D. used as a standard for evaluating oneself and one's behavior.