When George Gets Angry with His Children, He Cannot Control

question 101

Multiple Choice

When George gets angry with his children, he cannot control his emotions and he often strikes them, causing bruises and even broken bones. George is guilty of ____ his children.

• A) sexually abusing
• B) neglecting
• C) psychologically abusing
• D) physically abusing

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Definitions:

Nominal Variable

A type of variable with data that can be categorized but not ranked or ordered numerically.

Regression Analysis

A set of statistical processes for estimating the relationships among variables, often to predict a dependent variable from one or more independent variables.

Indicator Variable

A variable used in statistical analyses that adopts a value of 1 if a certain condition is true and 0 if false, often used to represent the presence or absence of a characteristic.

Dummy Variable

A variable used in regression analysis to represent subgroups of the sample in your study.