The degree to which scores vary around the mean is the ______________.
a. medium
b. standard deviation
c. mode
d. interval
ANS: b.
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Teresa recently arrived in Mrs. Talbert’s second-grade class, 8 weeks into the school year. She and her family moved to the area from another state. The school’s mandatory parent–teacher conferences are scheduled for next week, and Mrs. Talbert is not sure the best way to approach Teresa’s family, since there is little information to share about Teresa’s academic progress so far. What is the best solution for Mrs. Talbert?
A. Talk with Teresa’s family on the phone as soon as possible to find out more about Teresa. Ask if they would like to meet at conference time B. Get clearance from the principal to wait until the spring parent–teacher conferences to talk with Teresa’s family C. Ask the school principal to meet with Teresa’s family to get them acclimated to the school during conference week D. Set a time on the conference schedule and inform Teresa’s family members of their appointment time
In quantitative research, the formulation of hypotheses is an activity usually associated with:
a. identification of the problem. b. data collection. c. analysis. e. assembling the results.
Martha is going to school for marketing. She does not know a lot about the field and is looking to build a professional network while she is going to school. Her aunt Mary works at a company that has a large marketing department and knows several people in that department. What should Martha do to establish contact?
a. Go to work with her aunt Mary one day and try to talk to people in the marketing department. b. Send an email to everyone in the department asking for an information interview. c. Ask her aunt Mary to introduce her to a key person in that department and contact that person to set up an information interview. d. Get a list of names and phone numbers of all the people in the department from her aunt and call them for a job interview.
Extant evaluations may be described as
a. status reports. b. evaluation reports. c. data collected for other purposes. d. all of above.