Which of the Following Variables Are Able to Be Analyzed

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following variables are able to be analyzed using the Pearson product-moment correlation?

• A)Age
• B)Race
• C)Gender
• D)Score on the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
• E)Years of education
• F)Temperature
• G)Nickname
• H)Whether or not patient has advanced directives

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Definitions:

Physical Linkage

The adjacency of two or more loci on the same chromosome.

Genetic Recombination

The exchange of genetic material between paired chromosomes during meiosis. Recombination can form new combinations of alleles and is a source of heritable variation.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait within a population is due to genetic differences among individuals in that population.

Selection Differential

A measure in quantitative genetics that quantifies the difference between the mean phenotype of selected individuals for breeding and the mean phenotype of the general population, driving evolutionary changes.