Elementary school children in the U.S. grow, on average, ________ a year
a) 2 to 3 inches
b) 4 to 5 inches
c) 1 to 2 inches
d) 3 to 4 inches
a
You might also like to view...
Another use of the ______ is for data from a nominal scale, where there are no numbers that can be used to calculate the mean or median.
A. mean B. median C. mode D. central tendency
Julian and his friends enjoy taking weekend road trips exploring the hiking trails, cultural offerings, and historical sites outside their college campus. While Sam is charged with making the grocery list, and Stanton procures needed supplies, Julian takes the lead on mapping the travel, navigating the traffic, and deciding how best to navigate the hiking trails. According to Gardner, Julian demonstrates signs of __________ intelligence.
a. logical-mathematical b. intrapersonal c. linguistic d. spatial
Robb carefully designed a study to test a method for reducing test anxiety among students. On the day he conducts his post-test, a broken water main nearby results in jack hammering and other construction sounds that are seem to be distracting research participants. Robb's ability to detect differences among his groups may have been compromised by ____
a. low reliability of the measure b. random heterogeneity of participants c. poor reliability of treatment implementation d. random irrelevancies in the setting
To select a random sample, what could a researcher do?
a. Take every nth person from a list of everyone in the population. b. Use cluster sampling to ensure the sample is representative. c. Use a table of random numbers. d. Ask respondents who wish to be in the sample to volunteer.