Carol conducted a causal-comparative study of the effects of attendance on math achievement. She found a statistically significant relationship between math achievement and school attendance. What would be the most appropriate next step?
a. Conclude that math achievement causes improved attendance
b. Conclude that attendance causes improve math achievement
c. Conduct an ANOVA to examine achievement for each level of attendance
d. Examine reverse causality to proceed cautiously with interpretation
d
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When research participants are shown ambiguous figures that are labeled in a particular way (for example, a crescent shape is labeled as a crescent moon or as the letter C), their subsequent drawings of the ambiguous figure look like the label. Results like these support the ____
a. dual-system hypothesis b. single-system hypothesis c. linguistic relativity hypothesis d. linguistic universals hypothesis
The greatest statistical power occurs when
a. the sample is small and heterogeneity is small. b. the sample is small and heterogeneity is large. c. the sample is large and heterogeneity is small. d. the sample is large and heterogeneity is large.
Who benefits the most from smaller class sizes?
a. Brian is a white student at a wealthy suburban school b. Juan is a Hispanic student in a school of high poverty c. Lei is a Chinese student in a private Catholic school d. Christine is a biracial student in a rural school
The following is an example of how children develop logical-mathematical thought: ______________________________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word