To calculate the ______ statistic, we need to know some of the descriptive statistics for the data set.
A. R2
B. Pearson r
C. correlational
D. sum of products
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Children and adolescents who are uniformly disliked are considered to be __________ adolescents.
A. controversial B. popular C. rejected D. neglected
Unlike other graphs, ______ displays a data point for each individual in the data set with one measured variable on the x-axis and another measured variable on the y-axis.
A. line graph B. pie chart C. bar graph D. scatterplot
Dave, a graduate student, has difficulty talking to groups. Unfortunately, he has chosen a career in which he must speak to large groups of people
The night before a presentation he tosses and turns, and the resulting lack of sleep makes the situation worse. When he makes a presentation, he often becomes confused and stumbles over his words. As a result, he feels worthless and miserable. Which two criteria of abnormal behavior are most useful in analyzing this case? a) inability to function normally and statistical rarity b) personal distress and inability to function normally c) statistical rarity and deviance from social norms d) deviance from social norms and personal distress
What approach builds on Piaget's research and views cognition as made up of different types of individual skills, while using terminology from information-processing approaches?
a) neo-Piagetian b) information processing c) social-cognitive learning theory d) cognitive perspective