A Student Emails an Instructor with an Entire Life Story

question 83

Multiple Choice

A student emails an instructor with an entire life story of why assignments are being turned in late. The instructor suspects that the student simply lacks motivation. Which of the following is the BEST option for the instructor?

• A) Sympathize with the student and explain why late assignments cannot be accepted.
• B) Give the student extended time to complete the missing assignments.
• C) Refer the student to the school's Student Services department.
• D) Promise the student extra credit points for each assignment turned in on time.

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Definitions:

Pooled Variance

A method used to estimate the variance of two or more populations when the mean of each population may differ but the true variance is assumed to be the same.

Standard Error

The typical deviation found within the distribution of samples for a statistic, usually referring to the mean.

Independent Samples

Independent samples refer to two or more groups of data that are collected from separate, non-overlapping populations, ensuring they are not influenced by each other.

Normal Populations

The term "normal populations" relates to groups or sets of entities that exhibit characteristics distributed according to a normal (Gaussian) distribution.