For Each of the Following Scenarios Indicate Which Is the Predictor

question 78

Essay

For each of the following scenarios indicate which is the predictor variable and which
is the response variable.
A. A study examined consumption levels of oil and carbon dioxide emissions for a sample
of counties.
b. Data were collected on job performance rating and hours of training for a sample of
employees at a telecommunications repair facility.
c. Salary data as well as years of managerial experience were collected for a sample of
executives in the high tech industry.

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Definitions:

Discriminant Validity

A measure of the degree to which a construct is truly distinct from other constructs by correlating minimally or not at all with measures from which it is theoretically supposed to differ.

IQ

An abbreviation for Intelligence Quotient, it's a measure of a person's reasoning ability compared to the statistical norm or average for their age, taken as 100.

Mode

A statistical term that refers to the most frequently occurring number found in a set of numbers.

Barnum Effect

The phenomenon where individuals believe that vague, general personality descriptions accurately apply specifically to them.