TABLE 14-15 the Superintendent of a School District Wanted to Predict the Predict

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TABLE 14-15
The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixth-grade proficiency test.She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing),mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries),and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending)of 47 schools in the state.
Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable,X₁ = Salaries and X₂ = Spending:
-Referring to Table 14-15,predict the percentage of students passing the proficiency test for a school which has a mean teacher salary of 40,000 dollars,and an instructional spending per pupil of 2,000 dollars.

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Definitions:

Externalizing Problems

A type of disruptive behaviour disorder under the DSM-IV classification exhibited by children who behave disruptively, cannot control their activity levels or impulses, or have difficulty concentrating. These behaviours are usually more disturbing to others than to the children themselves.

Over Controlled Behaviour

A behavior pattern characterized by excessive self-discipline, rigidity, and a reluctance to express emotions or relax.

Operant Conditioning

An idea developed by Burrhus F. Skinner (1904–1990), according to which it is the consequences of behaviour that are important. Some consequences encourage the repetition of the behaviour that produces them, while other consequences result in the opposite effect. See also classical conditioning.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events, associating a neutral stimulus with an aversive event.