Question

Dr. Oswald conducts a study examining the relationship between the number of friends one has and the experience of daily stress and life satisfaction. She randomly samples 1,500 elderly men and women in the Memphis, Tennessee, area in the southern United States. Below are her findings. < Life satisfaction and experience of daily stress: r = -.57 ( p = .01) < Number of friends one has and experience of daily stress: r = .09, not sig. < Number of friends one has and life satisfaction: r = .36 ( p = .04) Dr. Oswald submits her study for publication in a scientific journal. If one of the peer reviewers is concerned about the external validity of her study, which of the following is the most important aspect of Dr. Oswald’s study to consider?

a.Outliers
b. Moderators
c. Random
d. Curvilinear scores

Answer 1

If one of the peer reviewers is concerned about the external validity of her study, Outliers is the most important aspect of Dr. Oswald’s study to consider.

Answer: Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

Outlier is defined to be something or some one who is presently not in the range. It is said to be out side the normal range. In the field of business, an outlier is a person who is said to be more successful or comparatively less successful than the majority of the people who are in the same business. This means they are just not in the range. In this case of study, outlier would be that person in the sample who would stand out of the range.