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What is the main purpose of inferential statistics?
What is the main purpose of inferential statistics?
- To gather data from all members of the population
- To make inferences about population parameters (correct)
- To generalize findings to the entire population
- To describe the raw data
Which category of inferential statistical tests includes t-test and One-Way ANOVA?
Which category of inferential statistical tests includes t-test and One-Way ANOVA?
- Correlative tests
- Parametric tests (correct)
- Descriptive tests
- Non-parametric tests
Why are non-parametric tests important for applied linguistics research?
Why are non-parametric tests important for applied linguistics research?
- Because they are more accurate
- Because they are easier to apply
- Because some data are not always strongly interval or continuous (correct)
- Because they are always interval or continuous
What happens if the assumptions for inferential testing category are not met?
What happens if the assumptions for inferential testing category are not met?
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