Over- or Underrating Someone Due to a Comparison with Someone

question 19

Multiple Choice

Over- or underrating someone due to a comparison with someone else is called the ________ effect.

• A) contrast
• B) regency
• C) halo
• D) horns

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Definitions:

Linear Regression

A statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, indicating the variability of an estimate when different samples are taken from the same population.

Estimate \(sε\)

A statistical method used to approximate the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic.

API Gravity

A measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water, used in the oil industry to classify oils.