Using Records of Car Crashes Where Individuals Were Not Wearing

question 26

Multiple Choice

Using records of car crashes where individuals were not wearing seatbelts to measure use of seatbelt behavior is an example of ______ observation technique.

• A) naturalistic
• B) survey
• C) systematic
• D) archival

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Definitions:

Adjusted Coefficient

Refers to a statistical measure adjusted for the number of predictors in a model to better assess the goodness of fit.

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or selected by the researcher to determine their effects on dependent variables.

Sum of Squares

Sum of squares is a statistical technique that measures the dispersion or variation within a data set, by summing the squares of deviations from the mean.

Multiple Coefficient of Determination

A statistic that represents the proportion of variance in a dependent variable that is predictable from a set of independent variables.