INSTRUCTIONS for Questions 104-108: Match Each of the Statements Below

question 67

Multiple Choice

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 104-108: Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly.
-Your friend's religion is different from yours, but you went to the same high school and college.

• A)external noise
• B)environment
• C)channel
• D)decoding
• E)psychological noise

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Definitions:

Linear-Regression Analysis

A straight-line mathematical model to describe the functional relationships between independent and dependent variables.

Independent Variables

Variables in statistical or mathematical modeling that are manipulated or changed to assess their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the effects of other variables (independent variables).

Exponential Smoothing

A weighted moving average forecasting technique in which data points are weighted by an exponential function.