Dr.Rivera and Dr. Harris want to conduct research to determine whether training prisoners in computer skills during incarceration will reduce recidivism.The researchers plan to compare a group of prisoners who received the training with a group that did not.How can they determine if any differences between the two groups occurred by chance?

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Dr.Rivera and Dr. Harris want to conduct research to determine whether training prisoners in computer skills during incarceration  will reduce recidivism.The researchers plan to compare a group of prisoners who received the training with a group that did not.How can they determine if any differences between the two groups occurred by chance?
A)conduct a survey of prisoners
B)conduct participant observation of prisoners
C)conduct a test of significance
D)observe a frequency distribution of scores
IS B RIGHT ANSWER ?THANK YOU

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http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1298391701 Same thing ... we'd need to know the definitions of terms.