If the Point in the Upper Right Corner of This

question 118

Multiple Choice

If the point in the upper right corner of this scatterplot is removed from the data set, then what will
Happen to the slope of the line of best fit (b) and to the correlation (r) ?

• A) b will increase, and r will decrease.
• B) b will decrease, and r will increase.
• C) both will remain the same.
• D) both will increase.
• E) both will decrease.

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Definitions:

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and learning.

Controlled Outcome Research

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Bowenian Family Systems

A theory in family therapy that views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe complex interactions within the family.

Differentiation

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