When graphing the distribution of differences, the abscissa is used to represent
A) a sample mean
B) the difference between the mean of the individual raw scores and the sample mean
C) the difference between two sample means
D) the frequency of occurrence

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The abscissa (horizontal axis) in a graph of the distribution of differences typically represents the difference between two sample means, as it is the variable of interest in such analyses.

When Graphing the Distribution of Differences, the Abscissa Is Used