Refer to the Figure

question 6

Essay

Refer to the figure.
How do each of the machines, depicted in A and B, attempt to provide evidence for mental activity? What theoretical assumption is shared by both machines? Compare the data each produces and argue which is more useful and why.

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Definitions:

Correlation

An indicator that measures the degree to which multiple variables vary in unison.

Denseness

A measure of the compactness or crowding of objects within a given area or volume.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or inclination of a line, often describing the rate of change between two variables.

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method that allows us to summarize and study relationships between two continuous (quantitative) variables.