Throughout the Developing World, Teacher Absenteeism

question 100

Multiple Choice

Throughout the developing world, teacher absenteeism

• A) has a much smaller impact on education than does student absenteeism.
• B) is much lower than it is in developed nations.
• C) is virtually unheard of.
• D) is a problem that affects education.

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Definitions:

Dependent/Outcome Variable

The variable in an experimental setting that is affected by manipulations in the independent variable; it represents the outcome of interest.

Proportion

A statistical measure that indicates the fraction of the total number of outcomes that share a particular attribute or characteristic.

Estimated Odds

The calculated likelihood of a particular outcome in comparison to the likelihood of another outcome.

Multiple Logistic Regression

A statistical method for analyzing a dataset in which there are one or more independent variables that determine an outcome, which is dichotomous.