The Formulas for Some Measures of Association Can Result in Values

question 8

Multiple Choice

The formulas for some measures of association can result in values with either positive or negative signs.Under which of the following circumstances can those signs be meaningfully interpreted?

• A)whenever the data are expressed as frequencies
• B)when the data are measured at the nominal level
• C)when the data are measured at the ordinal level or higher
• D)whenever the data are expressed as percentages

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Definitions:

Major Causes

Principal factors or reasons that contribute significantly to the occurrence of a condition, event, or situation.

Iconic Memory

Visual sensory memory, lasting only a fraction of a second.

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Auditory sensory memory, lasting only 2 to 4 seconds.

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