Assume a College Professor Wanted to Know If the Number

question 52

Multiple Choice

Assume a college professor wanted to know if the number of hours studied by her students was related to students' test scores. She would use:

• A) descriptive analysis
• B) interpolation
• C) associative analysis
• D) standard deviation analysis
• E) population determination analysis

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Definitions:

Non-Directional

Refers to a hypothesis that predicts a change or difference but does not specify the direction of the change.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected from a subset of a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables, showing how closely the data fit to a line.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between +1 and -1 inclusive, where 1 is total positive linear correlation, 0 is no linear correlation, and -1 is total negative linear correlation.