Evidence on Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)

question 27

Multiple Choice

Evidence on Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) confirms that

• A) stimulation provided by parents is moderately linked to mental development.
• B) the black-white disparity in preschoolers' IQ decreases with age.
• C) the extent to which parents talk to infants and toddlers contributes strongly to early spatial reasoning skills.
• D) little can be done to increase the mental development of poverty-stricken children.

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure represented as R² that assesses the proportion of the variance in one variable that is predictable from the other variable.

Standard Error Of The Estimate

A measure of the accuracy of predictions made by a regression line, indicating the standard deviation of the residuals.

Adjusted R Square

A statistical measure that indicates the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variables, adjusted for the number of predictors in the model.

Residual Plots

Graphs that show the residuals of a regression analysis, providing insights into the accuracy of a model.