What Does a Researcher Do with the Mixed Significance Results

question 64

Multiple Choice

What does a researcher do with the mixed significance results he or she may have found in a multiple regression analysis?

• A)Leave the nonsignificant independence variable and rerun the multiple regression
• B)Eliminate the nonsignificant independence variable and rerun the regression
• C)Expand the nonsignificant independence variable and rerun the regression
• D)Ignore the mixed significance results since they are meaningless

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Definitions:

Interactive Effects

The combined impact of two or more variables when they interact with each other, often in a way that could not be predicted by considering each variable in isolation.

Independent Variables

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on a dependent variable.

Blood Pressure

The pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, indicative of the health of the circulatory system.

Experimental Group

The group in a scientific experiment that receives the treatment or intervention being tested.