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GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 65

Research Methods and Statistics · Statistics in Psychology: Central tendency and dispersion, normal probability curve, parametric and non-parametric tests, effect size and power analysis · 2 marks · Multiple select

If you want to examine the difference between the work values of employees in public and private sector and the relationship of work values with employee engagement, what would be the appropriate statistics to test the hypotheses?

  1. F-test
  2. t-test
  3. Pearson Product moment correlation
  4. Chi-square

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Correct answer: (B) t-test; (C) Pearson Product moment correlation

Explanation

The difference between two groups (public and private) on a continuous variable needs a t-test, and the relationship between two continuous variables needs the Pearson correlation.