Two Variables Are Said to Have a Correlation When Scores

question 80

Multiple Choice

Two variables are said to have a correlation when scores on one variable:

• A) are unrelated to the scores on the second variable.
• B) are related to scores on the second variable.
• C) cause the scores on the second variable.
• D) are different from the scores on the second variable.

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Definitions:

Centromere

The region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach, via the kinetochore, during cell division.

Mitotic Spindle

A structure composed of microtubules, which segregates chromosomes into the daughter cells during mitosis.

Telomere

Region of noncoding DNA at the end of a chromosome; provides a buffer against loss of coding sequences.

Duplicated Chromosome

A chromosome that has undergone replication resulting in two identical copies joined together, important for cell division.