A Measure of the Cognitive Component of Attitudes Toward Nuclear

question 13

Multiple Choice

A measure of the cognitive component of attitudes toward nuclear power might ask people to rate the extent to which it is ______,

• A)harmful versus beneficial
• B)acceptable versus disgusting
• C)bad versus good
• D)awful versus nice

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Describes a data distribution shaped like a symmetrical bell curve, with mean, median, and mode all equal.

Parameters

Parameters are specific numerical or categorical boundaries set within a study or experiment that define the data to be collected or the conditions under which the study is conducted.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values in a dataset that are free to vary when estimating statistical parameters or testing hypotheses.

Least Squares

A mathematical method used to find the best-fitting curve to a given set of points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the offsets ("the residuals") of the points from the curve.