A parametric procedure would not typically be used when a quantitative dependent variable has only two levels because the _____.
A)dependent variable can not be normally distributed
B)two levels might be correlated
C)data could not be compared
D)homogeneity of variance could not be determined

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Parametric procedures are based on certain assumptions including normality of the dependent variable. When the quantitative dependent variable only has two levels, it cannot be normally distributed, which violates the assumption for parametric procedures. Therefore, a non-parametric procedure would be more appropriate in this case.

A Parametric Procedure Would Not Typically Be Used When a Quantitative