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Statistics Exercise

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Use the Naylor, et al (1999) article for the statistics exercise. State the research purpose. Using your text, trace the authors' process of selecting the appropriate statistical procedure.

Answer the following questions in the box provided below.

  1. What was the research purpose?
  2. What statistical procedure(s) was/were used to address the research purpose? Was/Were these explicit in the article?
  3. Are there alternative statistics that would also have been appropriate for the research purpose? If so, name them.
  4. What issues or difficulties did you encounter in the decision process [of what statistics to use]?