Author Question: Based on study data, a researcher predicts that a population mean will fall within a specific range ... (Read 38 times)

jilianpiloj · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Based on study data, a researcher predicts that a population mean will fall within a specific range of data. This is called the

a. confidence interval.
b. range.
c. standard deviation.
d. validity measure.

Question 2

researcher analyzes scores from two studies in which patients' temperatures were measured after antipyretic medications are given. One study measures temperatures in centigrade and the other in Fahrenheit. The researcher will

a. calculate standard deviation measures for each study using their scale values.
b. compile all data regardless of scale and calculate measures of central tendency.
c. determine a Z-score and then calculate measures of central tendency.
d. realize that studies using different measures cannot be compared.