Why is it important to recognize if your variables are related in a nonlinear way?
What will be an ideal response?
If you variables are nonlinearly related, you should be cautious about using the standard Pearson correlation. You might need to test for nonlinearity and use a different correlational approach to identify whether the relation between variables is reliable.
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A. ethnic group B. ideological camp C. social movement D. distributional group
As soon as possible after arrest, a suspect appears before a justice of the peace or other magistrate for arraignment. Which of the following is not one of the purposes of arraignment?
a. To set bail b. To remind the suspect of Miranda rights and be sure the Miranda warning was given and understood c. To inform the suspect of the right to an examining trial d. To determine if adequate evidence exists to warrant a jury trial e. To explain the charges against the suspect
The focus of reform under the Progressive Era targeted ______.
a. a corrupt, inefficient, and too-political bureaucracy b. a concise, effective, and apolitical system of bureaucracy c. an inefficient and disorganized system of polarized bureaucracy d. a system highly influenced by political parties and lacking authority
The ______ was the first major large-scale protest against globalization that occurred during the meeting of the ______ in November 1999.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).