Dorothy has been surveying the Munchkins to determine their level of life satisfaction.The possible scores on the life satisfaction questionnaire range from 0 to 100.If Dorothy decides to statistically compare the male and female Munchkins on their level of satisfaction, she should use a _______ test.
A)parametric
B)nonparametric

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A parametric test is appropriate if the data is normally distributed and meets other assumptions such as homogeneity of variance. Since the life satisfaction scores are numerical and likely to be normally distributed, a parametric test like a t-test would be suitable for comparing the means of two groups (male and female Munchkins).

Dorothy Has Been Surveying the Munchkins to Determine Their Level