You have been assigned a text that you will be reading from throughout the semester. Briefly explain what steps you can take to prepare yourself before reading the specific weekly assignments, so that you will understand and retain the material better.
What will be an ideal response?
Peruse the front matter of the book, including the table of contents, introduction, preface, author notes, etc. This can help put the information into context, give you clues as to the author's intent or biases, and help personalize the author and material.
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A. 5, plus or minus 2 B. 7, plus or minus 2 C. 9, plus or minus 2 D. 11, plus or minus 2
There is always the possibility of error in statistics because the _______ is not directly tested.
a. population b. sample c. significance d. probability
. While sitting in class you measure class size by counting the number of students who attended an exam. What type of variable is class size?
A. qualitative and continuous B. qualitative and discrete C. quantitative and continuous D. quantitative and discrete
One of the aspects of sibling relationships that make them fairly unique is that ______.
a. there is so much warmth and affection in the relationship b. siblings are willing to support each other c. there is both warmth and conflict in this relationship d. siblings often spend an extraordinary degree of time with each other