RESEARCH STUDY 7.1
Dr. Oswald conducts a study examining the relationship between the number of friends one has and the experience of daily stress and life satisfaction. She randomly samples 1,500 elderly men and women in the Memphis, Tennessee, area in the southern United States. Below are her findings.
 Life satisfaction and experience of daily stress: r = -.57 (p = .01)
 Number of friends one has and experience of daily stress: r = .09, not sig.
 Number of friends one has and life satisfaction: r = .36 (p = .04)
-Refer to Research Study 7.1 above to answer the following question. Dr.Oswald realizes that the women in her study have more friends than the men in her study.This might result in which of the following?
A) Outliers due to subgroups
B) Larger effect sizes
C) More measured variables
D) Spurious associations due to subgroups
E) None of the above

Question

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The fact that women have more friends than men could result in spurious associations due to subgroups. This means that any associations found between the number of friends one has and variables such as life satisfaction or daily stress may be influenced by the gender subgroup rather than a true relationship between variables. This highlights the importance of considering subgroup differences in research studies.

RESEARCH STUDY 7.1 Dr. Oswald Conducts a Study Examining the Relationship Between the Relationship