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The degrees of freedom associated with correlated t-test is____________________.

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What is meant by the sensitivity of a statistical test?

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The sensitivity of a statistic...

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What is the difference between eta-squared for the correlated groups t test and eta-squared for the independent groups t test?

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Whereas eta-squared represents the propo...

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If a researcher used a matched-subjects design,which of the following statistical tests should be used?


A) correlated-groups t test
B) independent-groups t test
C) two-sample independent z test
D) Pearson correlation

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If the sample size is less than 15,the correlated groups t test may show inflated Type I errors for data that are:


A) normally distributed
B) cross-sectional
C) markedly skewed
D) markedly kurtotic

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Why is the correlated groups t test usually more powerful than the independent groups t test?

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Since variability due to individual diff...

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The major difference between the correlated groups t test and the independent groups t test is that the former is used when the independent variable is manipulated and the latter is used when the independent variable is observed.

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Dr.Hinson wants to investigate if rats fed a diet enriched with omega will do better at a maze learning task then when these same rats are given a normal diet.He has a total of 30 rats for his experiment.If Dr.Hinson fails to implement the appropriate changes to his experiment a potential confound may be_____.


A) order effects
B) disturbance variance
C) ceiling effect
D) Both a & b

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If we were to compute the average nullified score across conditions for each individual in a correlated groups study,we would find that every individual would have _____ average score(s) .


A) the same
B) different
C) higher
D) lower

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The dependent variable must be ____________________in nature if a correlated groups t-test is used.

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quantitative at inte...

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An important methodological problem to consider in a correlated-groups design is ______.


A) effects of individual differences
B) the need for a larger sample compared to an independent-groups design
C) the greater power of the test produces more Type I errors
D) carry-over effects of the independent variable

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If the sample size is less than 15,the correlated groups t test may show inflated Type I errors for data that are markedly skewed.

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If the effects of individual differences have not been removed from the raw scores,the eta2 for the correlated-groups case would be _____ than if they have been removed,everything else being equal.


A) no different
B) smaller
C) larger
D) equal to or smaller

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There is less variability in a set of nullified scores because the effects of individual differences in background have been removed.

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The ____________________in a correlated groups t-test is similar to the sampling distribution of the difference between two independent means in a independent groups t-test.

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Which of the following conditions would preclude the use of a correlated-groups design?


A) small number of subjects
B) the experimental manipulation has known carry-over effects
C) the existence of individual differences
D) the presence of disturbance variables

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Although the correlated t test is usually a more powerful statistical test than the independent groups t test,one exception to this is


A) when r is so close to 0 that the magnitude of estimated standard errors is comparable in the two tests.
B) when r is so close to 1 that the magnitude of estimated standard errors is comparable in the two tests.
C) when the n in both groups is unequal.
D) there are no exceptions to this statement.

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The correlated groups t-test is only used when the independent variable is____________________.

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The correlated groups t test is _____ to violations of the normality assumption.


A) especially vulnerable
B) relatively robust
C) slightly robust
D) none of these

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The formula for computing eta-squared from t and its degrees of freedom for the correlated groups t test is the same as that for the independent groups t test.

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