As a Researcher Collects More and More Data, the 95

question 40

Multiple Choice

As a researcher collects more and more data, the 95% prediction intervals in general

• A) become narrower and narrower, but the widths are always more than approximately 4 times the slope.
• B) become narrower and narrower, but the widths are always more than approximately 2 times the standard error of the estimate.
• C) become narrower and narrower, with the widths getting closer and closer to 0.
• D) become narrower and narrower, but the widths are always more than approximately 4 times the standard error of the estimate.

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Definitions:

Seriations

The cognitive ability to arrange objects in an ordered series, typically by size, which is a key component of logical thinking in children's development.

Heuristics

Problem-solving strategies that use a practical approach or shortcuts to produce solutions that are not perfect but sufficient for the immediate goals.

Transductive Reasoning

A type of thinking commonly seen in early childhood where the child makes connections between unrelated events.

Cause-Effect Relationships

The principle of causality that establishes the relationship between something that happens (the cause) and the thing that happens as a result (the effect).