Your cross-cultural study on the effect of individualism on self-control does not have enough statistical power.To maximally increase power in your study, which of the following should you do?
A) Compare two cultures that are similar to each other in their level of individualism.
B) Compare two cultures that are very different from one another in their level of individualism.
C) Use statistical tests that have fewer assumptions.
D) Use a self-report measure of self-control.
E) Keep the study design as is-it's not possible to increase the statistical power.

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Comparing two cultures that are very different from one another in their level of individualism maximizes the chances of detecting a true effect if one exists, thereby increasing the statistical power of the study. Differences in individualism are more likely to be pronounced and thus more detectable in statistical analysis.

Your Cross-Cultural Study on the Effect of Individualism on Self-Control