Cluster Analysis Is Designed to Discover Natural Groups of Cases

question 53

True/False

Cluster analysis is designed to discover natural groups of cases.

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Definitions:

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's cognitive ability expressed as the age at which an average individual reaches the same ability level.

Critical Age

A specific period in development during which an individual is particularly receptive to acquiring certain skills, such as language, often hypothesized to end at puberty.

Intellectual Age

A measure of a child's mental abilities expressed in terms of the average abilities of children at a certain chronological age.

Metacognitive Abilities

The awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes, allowing individuals to regulate their learning.