Statistical measures for locating a single score that tends to be near the center of a distribution and is most representative or descriptive of all scores in a distribution is called ______.
A. measurability
B. central tendency
C. sampling variability
D. variability
Ans: B
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a. in Colonial times. b. in Victorian times. c. because of World War II industrial needs. d. because of the higher paying jobs.
The idea that children can learn failure refers to
A) The importance of making sure that children feel successful withtheir activities B) Giving children lots of feedback to ensure that they do not practicethe wrong response C) The fact that less-educated parents tend to have children who doless well in school D) The social-modeling influence of having low-performing children in the classroom
Academic learning time can best be described as _______
A. the number of minutes in a school day B. the number of minutes each day a student spends in academic courses C. the time students spend working on academic tasks with 80% or more success D. the time students spend in direct, meaningful contact with the classroom teacher
. If a researcher records the correlation between happiness (high, low) and relationship status (short term, long term), then which correlation measure is most appropriate for this analysis?
A. Spearman B. point-biserial C. phi D. significance