Alice's study examined the benefits of early morning exercise on young children's attention during circle time. She had two groups of students, one who came to circle time first and then had recess and a second group that had recess before circle time. She is comparing the groups' attention based upon a frequency of off-task behaviors by group at circle. The likely descriptive statistic for
Alice's dependent variable is
a. the range of off-task behavior by group.
b. the mode off-task behavior by group.
c. the mean off-task behavior by group.
d. the median off-task behavior by group.
c
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A child entering the school system who speaks English as a second language would benefit most from this piece of legislation or litigation
A. Peter Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (1972). B. Diana v. State Board of Education of Monterey County, CA (1970). C. Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1971). D. Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley (1982).
A researcher reports that scores were higher than the mean in the population, z = 1.60, p = .05 (d = 0.14). If this was a test at a .05 level of significance, then what value must be incorrectly reported?
A. the effect size or alpha level B. the p value or the test statistic C. the alpha level or the test statistic D. the test statistic or the effect size
Good things to keep track of about people in your Career Network include:
a. contact information, including how to spell their name. b. how you came to know them (introduction, at a career fair, etc.). c. notes about your last interaction and plans for your next interaction. d. all of the above e. none of the above
Which of the following would benefit the most from a compensation program?
a. The Fairchild family worries about leaving their child with a babysitter because of the high-crime rate. b. Four-year-old Norma often plays alone because of a lack of playmates in her neighborhood. c. The Johnson family cannot afford to give their children dental care. d. Four-year-old Arnold wishes he could take part in group activities when his parents are at work.