The Number of Students with Learning Disabilities Who Are Placed

question 13

Multiple Choice

The number of students with learning disabilities who are placed in general education classes

• A)is decreasing.
• B)is increasing.
• C)is remaining stable.
• D)is changing from year to year, up and down.
• E)is unknown; no data are available.

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Definitions:

Indirect Correlation

A negative correlation where the values of variables move in opposite directions.

Nondirectional Correlation

A type of correlation that measures the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables, without assuming which variable influences the other.

Unidirectional Correlation

A correlation where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in another or a decrease in one is associated with a decrease in the other, without implying causation.

Negative Correlation

An association between two variables characterized by the increase of one and the decrease of the other.