A quasi-experiment was conducted to compare men's and women's attitudes about extramarital affairs. Men and women who are married were recruited to complete a survey about their attitudes. The researchers then compared scores on the survey for men and women. The appropriate statistical test to analyze the data in this study is ______.
A) a one-sample t test
B) an independent samples t test
C) a paired/related samples t test
D) an ANOVA

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Since the study recruits both men and women, and the goal is to compare the attitudes of the two groups, an independent samples t test is appropriate. A one-sample t test is used when comparing a sample mean to a known population mean, but there is no known population mean for extramarital affairs attitudes among married men and women. A paired/related samples t test is used when comparing two sets of scores that are related, such as pre-test and post-test scores. ANOVA is used when comparing three or more groups.

A Quasi-Experiment Was Conducted to Compare Men's and Women's Attitudes