Multiple Choice
The term fallacy of the mean refers to
A) drawing ratio-level conclusions from mean scores that were obtained at a lower level of measurement.
B) implicitly assuming that the mean group score on a variable is characteristic of all members of the group.
C) concluding that a statistically significant omnibus F-test for a 3-condition experiment means that each group mean is different from each of the other two means.
D) using means to describe the results of a study when it would have been more appropriate to use medians.
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