Greg JDuncan and a Team of Researchers Analyzed the Effect of of Parental

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Multiple Choice

Greg J.Duncan and a team of researchers analyzed the effect of parental income on the academic achievement of children.Given what you have read about socioeconomic status and life chances,what do you think Duncan found?

• A) There was no correlation between class status and educational achievement.
• B) Class status helped to predict high school grades but had no relationship to later academic success.
• C) Children from working-class families are more likely to attend and graduate from college, as they have better work ethics.
• D) Parental income is strongly correlated with academic achievement, especially in low-income families.

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Definitions:

Extreme

A condition, situation, or attribute that is far beyond the norm or average, often used in psychological studies to describe outlier behaviors or conditions.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, including the mean, median, and mode as common examples.

Household Incomes

The total income earned by all members of a household, encompassing all financial sources.

Annual Income

The total amount of money earned or received in a year from employment, investments, or other sources before taxes and deductions.