Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:T-tests are appropriate only when the dependent variables being measured are continuous.
Statement II:The chi-square statistic allows us to test hypotheses using both continuous and ordinal data.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Explanation
t-tests do require a continuous dependent variable, so Statement 1 is true, while chi-square works on categorical data, not continuous, so Statement 2 is false.
The t-test compares means, which presuppose interval or ratio measurement.
The chi-square test analyses frequencies in nominal or ordinal categories.
Statement 2 wrongly extends chi-square to continuous data.
Feeding continuous scores directly into chi-square violates its categorical basis.
Both are inferential tests but rest on different measurement assumptions.
Want more like this? Create a free account to practise a full test, track your progress, and get spaced-repetition review.
Practise on Mcqkart →🎓 Book an expert →