The Tendency of Scores That Are Particularly High or Low

question 29

Multiple Choice

The tendency of scores that are particularly high or low to drift toward the mean over time is called:

• A) simple linear regression.
• B) standard error of the mean.
• C) regression to the mean.
• D) standard error of the estimate.

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Definitions:

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data that is symmetrically distributed around the mean.

Binomial Random Variable

A random variable that follows a binomial distribution, representing the number of successes in a fixed number of binary experiments.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using standard deviation and sample size.

Sampling Distribution

The pattern of probability distribution associated with a particular statistic, derived from a random sample.