You want to run a study examining the effects of poverty on the development of antisocial behavior. You randomly select a large group of normal 12- year-old children and sort them into three groups on the basis of family income. You meet with them yearly until they are 25 years old, using a standard assessment of antisocial behavior. What test should you run to analyze this data?
A) independent samples ANOVA
B) one-way ANOVA
C) repeated-measures ANOVA
D) chi-square

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Since the study involves tracking the same group of individuals over time and measuring changes in their antisocial behavior, a repeated-measures ANOVA would be the most appropriate statistical test. This test would allow for analysis of within-subjects differences over time, while controlling for the family income variable used to sort them into groups at the beginning of the study.

You Want to Run a Study Examining the Effects of Poverty