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

question 74

True/False

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:
-True or False: Referring to Table 14-15,you can conclude that instructional spending per pupil has no impact on the mean percentage of students passing the proficiency test,taking into account the effect of mean teacher salary,at a 5% level of significance using the confidence interval estimate for β₂.

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Definitions:

Rescorla's Theory

A theory of classical conditioning that emphasizes the importance of cognitive processes and the predictability of the unconditioned stimulus for effective learning.

CS

An abbreviation for Conditioned Stimulus, a term used in classical conditioning to denote a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

US

United States; a country located primarily in North America.

Classical Conditioning

A training method where a naturally occurring response is learned through linking an environmental cue with a natural stimulus.