The Superintendent of a School District Wanted to Predict the Percentage

question 16

Multiple Choice

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) , daily average of the percentage of students attending class (% Attendance) , average teacher salary in dollars (Salaries) , and instructional spending per pupil in dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. She believed that holding everything else constant, instructional spending per pupil had a positive but decreasing impact on percentage. Which of the following would be the most appropriate analysis to perform?

• A) autoregressive modeling
• B) exponential smoothing
• C) least-squares forecasting with monthly or quarterly data
• D) Linear regression with log transformation

Acknowledge the ethical considerations in psychological research, including participant rights.

Appreciate the relevance of studying psychological effects across different cultures.

Grasp the concept of replication in research to verify findings.

Understand how hypotheses are utilized in psychological research to predict behaviors or outcomes.

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Definitions:

Lives Incomplete

A subjective feeling or belief that one's life is not fully fulfilled or finished.

Parenting

The process of raising and nurturing children from infancy through adulthood.

Mothers

Adult female parents who have given birth to, adopted, or otherwise taken on the nurturing and raising of children.

Fathers

Male parents who contribute to the conception, raising, or emotional support of their child or children.