When the relationship between the number of firefighters and the amount of fire damage disappears once we control for the size of the fire, we say that "size of fire" is a ___________ variable
a. moderator
b. spurious
c. correlational
d. causative
e. valid
B
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a. true b. false
Which of the following would be consistent with a direct relationship between X and Y?
a. Pearson's r is .17, partial correlation coefficient is .16 b. Pearson's r is .78, partial correlation coefficient is .50 c. Pearson's r is .10, partial correlation coefficient is .20 d. Pearson's r is .00, partial correlation coefficient is .00
_____ refers to mothers not having the time or energy to meet the demands of their responsibilities in the roles of wife, parent, and worker
A) Role overload B) Role diffusion C) Role suction D) Role engulfment
How can scientific research aid in explaining how society functions?
What will be an ideal response?