The correlation between body weight and height is .20. How much of the variation in body weight is "explained" by height?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer:
Not very much. Four percent of the variability in body weight is explained by its relationship with height. The rest is unexplained.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A leader’s job is
a. to teach a skill, technique of activity. b. to watch what is happening on test scores c. person centered and concerned about attitudes, ideals, values, goals, and the future.d. all of the above.
If a set of student scores were normally distributed, where would you expect the mean to fall?
a. To the right of the median and mode. b. To the left of the median and mode. c. Between the median and mode, with the median to the right of the mean and the mode to the left of mean. d. The mean, median, and mode would fall at the same point in the distribution.
Which of the following is an effective way of sending your message?
a. "Most people would support this cause and so should we" b. "All experts agree that running is very healthy, so our group should join this marathon" c. "I feel that we should support this cause and run the marathon" d. "This charity needs to be supported"