For each of the scenarios below, pick the simulation method (random permutation or
bootstrapping) that would be appropriate to build the sampling distribution needed
for the given research question.
A corporation receives
progress reports from
employees across ten
different franchise locations
within a particular
geographical area. Does
average employee
performance differ across
those ten locations?
A random sample of adults
is given a battery of tests
designed to measure their
working memory capacity.
What can we say about the
average working memory
capacity in the adult
population at large?
Across a random sample of
single-family US
households, is there a
relationship between family
size (number of children
and adults living in the
same house) and household
income?
Patients with PTSD are
randomly assigned to either
a group therapy or
individual therapy. Does
the proportion of patients
who complete therapy
differ between group-based
and individual therapy?
Out of a random sample of
100 ten year old children, 7
have been diagnosed with a
form of dyslexia. What is
plausible range for the
proportion of all ten year
olds who may have
dyslexia?
1. Bootstrapping
2. Random permutation