Can an outlier change a correlation? Explain.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Yes. An outlier is a score that falls substantially above or below most other scores in a data set and therefore can change the direction and the strength of a correlation.

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Why is Bronfenfrenner's Bioecological Model useful for exploring how cultural identity develops and how prejudice emerges?

a. The emphasis on multiple sources of influence and how strongly values are conveyed from direct/close sources b. The one-way direction of influences: parents influence children c. The model highlights that awareness of diversity develops in teenagers. d. All of the above

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Optimism is a mediating factor in transformational leadership that affects ______.

A. employee job satisfaction B. employee engagement C. employee liking of the supervisor D. employee self-esteem

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In this design, Jon's middle school teacher will test to see if her new behavior program works in all five classrooms that he moves to each school day:

a. Multiple baseline design across students. b. Multiple baseline design across behaviors. c. Multiple baseline design across settings. d. Multiple baseline design across time.

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Describe what is meant by the phrase "assessment as learning."

What will be an ideal response?

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