The Sample Size for a Time Series Data Set Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

The sample size for a time series data set is the number of:

• A)variables being measured.
• B)time periods over which we observe the variables of interest less the number of variables being measured.
• C)time periods over which we observe the variables of interest plus the number of variables being measured.
• D)time periods over which we observe the variables of interest.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The theory that memory is enhanced when information available at encoding is also available at retrieval.

Interference Theory

The view that we may forget stored material because other learning interferes with it.

Serial-position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where people tend to remember the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Retrospective Memory

Memory for past events, activities, and learning experiences, as shown by explicit (episodic and semantic) and implicit memories.