When Talking About People with Disabilities, Use Language That

question 3

Multiple Choice

When talking about people with disabilities, use language that

• A) detracts from the person.
• B) focuses on the condition.
• C) names the person first.
• D) defines the person in terms of the condition.
• E) demonstrates positive emphasis but not you-attitude.

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Definitions:

Least Squares Regression

A statistical method used to find the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of the squares of the residuals between observed and estimated values.

Rain

Precipitation in the form of liquid water drops that have diameters greater than 0.5 millimeters.

Scatter Diagram

A graphical representation of two variables' values to observe any correlations, with individual data points plotted on a two-dimensional plane.

Linear Model

A type of regression model that assumes a linear relationship between the independent and dependent variables.