Which of the Following Statements Regarding Giftedness and Achievement in Life

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding giftedness and achievement in life is MOST accurate?

• A) Children identified as gifted typically go on to make genius-level contributions to society as adults.
• B) There is a negative correlation between IQ as a child and significance of achievement as an adult.
• C) Most children identified as gifted tend to "burn out" by the time they reach their mid-20s.
• D) The vast majority of children selected for gifted school programs do not achieve eminence as adults.

Analyze the relationship between the mean and median in determining the skewness of a distribution.

Calculate the middle 50% of a data set using quartiles.

Recognize and interpret box plots and their significance in data analysis.

Assess the impact of outliers on summary statistics and data distribution.

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