Below Is a Regression Equation Predicting Children's Math Achievement from Their

question 33

Multiple Choice

Below is a regression equation predicting children's math achievement from their parents' education level (years of education) . Y = 1 + 2x, where x is the number of years of parental education.
What would be the predicted score for a child whose parents had 10 years of education?

• A) 21
• B) 20
• C) 12
• D) 11

Appreciate the importance of the interquartile range in reducing the impact of outliers.

Understand the limitations of the range as a measure of variability.

Calculate the interquartile range for a given data set.

Understand the process and rationale behind squaring deviations in variance calculation.

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