Which of the following statements summarizes the case in favor of the use of statistical analysis in single-case research
a. The statistics required for analyzing single-case data are simple to use, and can reveal whether the treatment will have real therapeutic value.
b. Statistical analysis is helpful in detecting behavioral changes when there is high variability in baseline behavior, and reduces subjectivity of interpretation.
c. Statistical analyses are useful in determining which of many participants are best affected by the treatment, and can help suggest future courses of action.
d. Traditionally, psychological data are not accepted unless they are subjected to statistical analysis.
B
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Which of the following statements about defense spending between 1960 and 2008 is supported by the graph on page 347?
a. Defense spending drops during times of war. b. Defense spending on the whole has risen since 1960. c. Defense spending is on the rise. d. Defense spending peaked during the late Cold War. e. Defense spending reached its nadir during the Cold War.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Democracies still fight frequently against nondemocracies, but they are less inclined to do so than nondemocracies are to fight among themselves. 2.The liberal perspective is most likely to emphasize participation in international institutions as a key variable that may explain the democratic peace. 3.way to increase a sample size is to define democracy and war more loosely. 4.Scholars using rationalist methods doubt whether it is possible to identify separate dependent and independent variables and say that one variable in a correlation causes another in the case of the democratic peace. 5.The realist perspective would most likely emphasize alliances as the major independent variable in its explanation of the democratic peace.