A researcher is analyzing regional differences in family size.She has information on number of children for samples of families from four regions.Which of the following would be an appropriate statistical test?
A)t test for matched samples
B)t test for difference in means
C)ANOVA
D)Actually,none of these would work in this situation

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ANOVA (analysis of variance) is the most appropriate statistical test for analyzing regional differences in family size as it allows for comparison of means between multiple groups (in this case, the four different regions). A t-test for difference in means would only allow for comparison between two groups, and a t-test for matched samples would not be applicable in this situation as there are no repeated measures or paired data being analyzed.

A Researcher Is Analyzing Regional Differences in Family Size