Which of the Following Is Likely to Be True of Children

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is likely to be true of children who live in overcrowded, understaffed institutions and who receive little individual attention?

• A)They have slightly lower IQs than those of other children their age.
• B)They have about the same IQs of other children their age.
• C)They have higher IQs than other children of the same age.
• D)Their IQs are often within the intellectually disabled range.

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

An indication of the confidence in the results of a survey or poll, expressed as a percentage that describes the potential error in estimating a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown parameter, often used in statistical analysis to indicate the reliability of an estimate.

Two-proportion Z-test

A statistical test used to compare two population proportions to determine if they are different.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, it represents the hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default or initial assumption.