What is an independent sample?
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A. What is an independent sample? What is a related sample? When should researchers use different hypothesis tests for independent and related samples? Is one type of sample preferable over the other? Explain your answer.
b. What is a Type I error? Explain how the cumulative Type I error affects your decision making. How is the two independent sample t-test different from ANOVA?
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What an independent sample is is determined. A type I error is also found and explained how it affects the decision making.
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a. An independent sample is one where the values of the variable are independent - i.e., they do not relate to any other variable or are influenced by any other factors. A dependent sample is one in which the values of the two variables are ...
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