Which of the Following Is TRUE of Polygraph Tests

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of polygraph tests?

• A) They are physically painful.
• B) They are accurate enough to be considered good evidence in legal settings.
• C) They typically yield more false positives than false negatives.
• D) All of these

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Definitions:

Linearly Correlated

A statistical relationship between two variables in which changes in one variable are associated with proportional changes in another variable along a straight line.

Normally Distributed

Describes a symmetric, bell-shaped distribution of data where the mean, median, and mode are equal, prevalent in many natural phenomena.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure that explains the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable or variables in a regression model.

Sum of Squares

A statistical measure of the dispersion of observation values, calculated as the sum of the squared differences from the mean.