To Convert a Proportion to a Percentage, You Should ______

question 21

Multiple Choice

To convert a proportion to a percentage, you should ______.

• A) do nothing - they are the same.
• B) divide it by 100 and add a "%"
• C) multiply it by 100 and add a "%"
• D) divide the number in a calculator and report the resulting value

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Definitions:

Manipulation Check

A procedure to determine if the experimental manipulation of the independent variable has the intended effect on the participants.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Ceiling Effect

A limitation in data measurement where higher values become indistinguishable due to the upper limit of the scale being reached.

Confounding

An uncontrolled variable varies systematically with an independent variable; it is impossible to separate the effect of the independent variable from the confounding variable.