In a study, the number of cigarettes smoked by high school students was analyzed in relation to several social factors. The primary factor was found to be peer pressure, which was categorized as low, medium, and, high for the study. What kind of test would you do to find the association between peer pressure and smoking? A) correlation coefficient B) difference in means C) analysis of variance D) R² test

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The correct test to find the association between peer pressure (categorized into low, medium, and high) and smoking (a variable likely measured in quantities such as the number of cigarettes) is the analysis of variance (ANOVA). ANOVA is used to determine if there are statistically significant differences between the means of three or more independent groups, which aligns with the study's aim to compare smoking habits across different levels of peer pressure.

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