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FButt

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Outliers, or outlying data points,
 
  a. can cause artificially low correlations.
  b. can cause artificially high correlations.
  c. Both a and b are true.
  d. Neither a nor b are true.

Question 2

When the results of a rat study conducted in the laboratory are
   extrapolated to humans in the work place, the study becomes weak in
 
  a. internal validity.
  b. external validity.
  c. reliability.
  d. statistical power.


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jsm54321

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b


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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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