Researchers studied symptom distress and palliative care designation among a sample of 710 hospitalized patients. Controlling for age, they used a t-test to compare average distress from nausea scores in men and women. Lower scores indicated less distress from nausea. They report men had an average score of 1.02 and woman had an average score of 1.79. Which statement is correct?
A) Men had significantly less distress from nausea.
B) Men had half as much distress from nausea as woman but we can not determine if this is a significant difference.
C) Men had less distress from nausea on average than women but we can not determine if this is a significant difference.
D) There is a positive correlation between distress from nausea and gender.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The study reports average scores but does not provide information on statistical significance, so we cannot determine if the difference is significant.

Researchers Studied Symptom Distress and Palliative Care Designation Among a Sample