Why do students learn to calculate statistics using calculators rather than computers, when professional psychologists usually use computers to calculate the same statistics?
a. Most students do not have access to the computer programs that perform such calculations.
b. Students usually cannot learn to interpret the results of statistical tests performed by computers while they are undergraduates.
c. Students gain a better understanding of statistics through such calculations.
d. Professional psychologists work with smaller data sets than students do.
C
Most students do have access to and, in fact, use computer software to calculate statistics. Students learn to interpret these tests while they are undergraduates. Professional psychologists usually work with larger data sets than students do. Therefore, students learn to perform statistical calculations using calculators because it helps them to better understand the statistics.
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