A Behavior Analyst Is Interested in Using a Multiple Baseline

question 31

Multiple Choice

A behavior analyst is interested in using a multiple baseline design to evaluate the effects of a of a time out procedure for multiple children with a history of aggression in a classroom. Based on this information, the behavior analyst should use the multiple baseline across _____ design.

• A) participants
• B) setting
• C) behaviors
• D) distance

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Definitions:

Population Variance

A measure of how data points in a given population are dispersed from the average value.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator whose expected value is equal to the true parameter of the population being studied.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator that, through repeated sampling, provides results equal to the true parameter of the population.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, indicating how far each data point lies from the mean.