The Internet Has Probably Decreased the Number of Degrees That

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Essay

The internet has probably decreased the number of degrees that separate us from everyone else. Why is this so? Could it also increase our separation? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or classified to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Error Sum Of Squares

A measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the discrepancy between the observed and estimated values under the model.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that indicates the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by measuring the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistic that quantifies the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s), often symbolized as R^2.