[example continued…] I’m interested in whether the time of…

[example continued…] I’m interested in whether the time of day of watching lectures influences learning. To answer this question, I randomly selected 90 participants. Then I randomly assigned these participants into 3 conditions: In the Morning Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the morning. In the Afternoon Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the afternoon. In the Evening Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the Evening. Afterwards, I measured each conditions’ learning on a test of the lecture material. In this example, the dependent variable is ______________.

[example continued…] A researcher is interested in underst…

[example continued…] A researcher is interested in understanding the online shopping habits of college students in the US. To answer this question, the researcher conducts a survey of 200 randomly selected college students from across the US. Of these 200 students, 138 of them (69%) reported that they regularly shop online. If the goal of the study is to discover what percentage of college students in the US regularly shop online, that number would be an example of a _________.

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[example continued…] A researcher is interested in understanding the online shopping habits of college students in the US. To answer this question, the researcher conducts a survey of 200 randomly selected college students from across the US. Of these 200 students, 138 of them (69%) reported that they regularly shop online. In this example, the 69% value reported by the randomly selected college students is an example of a _________.

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[example continued…] A researcher is interested in understanding the online shopping habits of college students in the US. To answer this question, the researcher conducts a survey of 200 randomly selected college students from across the US. Of these 200 students, 138 of them (69%) reported that they regularly shop online. The entire group of college students in the US is an example of a _________.

[example continued…] Sophia’s  Test                      …

[example continued…] Sophia’s  Test                                             Blake’s Test   Sophia’s Score: 85                                    Blake’s Score: 88 Class Average: 80                                    Class Average: 86 Standard Deviation: 4                           Standard Deviation: 2   According to their z scores, who’s score was more impressive?