Author Question: A survey of female readers of a certain women's magazine showed that of those responding, slightly ... (Read 85 times)

KWilfred · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

A survey of female readers of a certain women's magazine showed that of those responding, slightly over 90 answered no to the question: If you had it to do over again, would you marry the same man?' What does this mean to you, as an educated consumer of data?
a. It means that the overwhelming majority of married women regret marrying their spouse.
b. It means you should find out what percentage of the readers responded before you decide anything.
c. It means little or nothing; this survey is too biased to be credible.
d. None of the above.

Question 2

Why is it important to know about any differences in two groups being compared, in addition to the factor of interest?
a. If the groups are too different, it becomes difficult to see the effects that are due only to the factor of interest.
b. If the groups are too similar, then any difference found in the factor must be simply due to chance.
c. Unless there is a big difference in the results, it doesn't matter whether or not the groups themselves are different.
d. None of the above.