When the Intercept in a Regression Equation Is Deemed Not

question 129

True/False

When the intercept in a regression equation is deemed not significantly different from 0, then in making predictions for y, 0.0 should be used as the value of the intercept rather than the estimated intercept value.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An instructional process wherein the forcefulness of a behaviour is changed by the application of incentives or deterrents.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, innate reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, now elicits a conditioned response.