The Primary Killer in Home Fires Is(are)

question 127

Multiple Choice

The primary killer in home fires is(are)

• A) flames.
• B) smoke.
• C) heat.
• D) poisonous gas.

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Definitions:

Partial Correlation

A numerical index that reflects the relationship between two variables with the removal of the influence of a third variable (called a mediating or confounding variable).

Absolute Value

A numerical value without regard to its sign, often represented as the distance of a number from zero on the real number line.

One-tailed

A one-tailed test in statistics is a hypothesis test where the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, focusing on a direction of interest.

Two-tailed

A statistical test that considers both directions for the possibility of a relationship in the population, not just one or the other.