The numeric characteristic of a population (such as ?) is called a ______.

a. statistic
b. sample
c. parameter
d. mean


c. parameter

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When deciding how to help students activate prior knowledge before reading a text, which of the following should the teacher consider?

a. the type of text b. students' existing prior knowledge c. students' spelling ability d. both a and b

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The number of home-schooled students now exceeds 1.5 million in the United States

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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It is ______ for mixed-methods researchers to provide a justification for the study.

A. necessary B. unnecessary C. irrelevant D. suggested

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A teacher blows a whistle until the students form a straight line. The whistling stops as soon as the line is formed. This is an example of which of the following?

a. punishment b. negative reinforcement c. positive reinforcement d. operant reinforcement

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