A sociologist working in the inner city area of a large city is concerned about the high level of crime in the area. He gathers a large amount of data regarding several factors that he thinks contribute to the crime rate, including poverty level, educational level, number of children in the family, family stability, employment status, etc. He would like to use these measures to predict crime rate. What correlation test would you choose to answer the question?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer:
Multiple regression analysis
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(a) It doesn't specify the content students are to learn. (b) It doesn't specify a student performance. (c) It isn't written in terms of student outcomes. (d) All of the above are problems with this learning target. (e) (b) and (c) are the major problems with this learning target.
PReP, a technique for assessing and activating prior knowledge, consists of three questions: ________, ________, and ________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Emotions appear to play a role in the amount of stimulation needed to retain neural pathways
a. True b. False
Substituting "teached" for "taught" is an example of a delay in
A. morphology. B. pragmatics. C. prosody. D. syntax.