RESEARCH STUDY: Dr. Guidry conducts a study examining the re…
RESEARCH STUDY: Dr. Guidry conducts a study examining the relationship between the number of friends one has and the experience of daily stress and life satisfaction. She randomly samples 1,500 elderly men and women in Nashville, Tennessee. Below are her findings: Life satisfaction and experience of daily stress: r = –.57, 95% CI Number of friends one has and experience of daily stress: r = .09, 95% CI Number of friends one has and life satisfaction: r = .36, 95% CI Dr. Guidry finds that the relationship between the number of friends one has and life satisfaction is stronger for men than for women. In this study, gender (male or female in this study) is considered a(n)