If You Plan to Use a Questionnaire or a Standardized

question 37

Multiple Choice

If you plan to use a questionnaire or a standardized test in your proposed study, in which section would you include your description and justification of it?

• A) Procedure
• B) Instruments or apparatus
• C) Design
• D) Participants

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Definitions:

Least Squares Estimate

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the differences between observed and predicted values.

Intercept

The point at which a line crosses the axis in a graph, often associated with the starting value of a function when all independent variables equal zero.

Dependent Variable

A variable in scientific research or statistical modeling whose value is subject to change based on the changes in another variable, known as the independent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.