Lev has just finished collecting data for his master's thesis. He now wishes to calculate a
statistic to determine statistical significance. What is the first step Lev should take?
a. Operationally define his variables
b. Calculate the mean scores for participants in each of his groups
c. Determine which of his participants responded the way they did due to chance factors
d. Calculate the range, variance, and standard deviation for scores from each of his groups
e. State his hypothesis about the nature of the relationships between variables
b. Calculate the mean scores for participants in each of his groups
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a) physical abilities. b) social openness. c) societal demands. d) psychological desire.
Wayne and Marsena Dennis found while studying the Hopi ethnic group of the southwestern United States that infants raised in this society take their first steps at an average of fourteen months of age
This is later than the North American average of twelve to thirteen months. Their research focused on the differences between traditional and more "Americanized" Hopi parenting practices, and they found that A) the infants confined to cradle boards were seriously delayed in motor development. B) confinement to the cradle board delayed walking by only two days on average. C) the infants of the "Americanized" families were much more advanced in regard to motor development. D) the role of physical practice and exercise in motor skills is key to early development.