Which of the following should be decided before the data have ...

[09madisonrousseau09]

Which of the following should be decided before the data have been collected?
 a. What level of confidence or level of significance should be used?
  b. How will outliers be handled?
  c. Which statistical method for analyzing the data is the most appropriate?
  d. All of the above.

Question 2

When should a researcher decide which statistical method to use to analyze their data (assuming there is more than one statistical method available)?
 a. Before collecting the data.
  b. Once the data have been collected and summarized and the researcher can see what direction the results may take, then he/she needs to choose an analysis.
  c. Once the data have been collected, the researcher should try different analyses and select the one that gives them the most desirable results.
  d. None of the above.

[meow1234]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A

[09madisonrousseau09]

Gracias!

[shewald78]

Excellent