Pat and His Group Are Discussing a Political Problem in Class

question 11

Multiple Choice

Pat and his group are discussing a political problem in class and must offer possible solutions.He has his ideas on how to approach the problem but listens intently to what his group members have to say before he offers his approach.This is an example of:

• A)inductive reasoning
• B)deductive reasoning
• C)effective problem-solving
• D)listening to all sides of an issue.

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Definitions:

Linearly Related

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Correlation Coefficient

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Box Plots

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Outliers

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