If You Are Trying to Predict Y Scores from X

question 58

Multiple Choice

If you are trying to predict Y scores from X scores,Y is referred to as the ______.

• A)nominal variable
• B)dependent variable
• C)predictor variable
• D)criterion variable

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Definitions:

Messages

Units of communication intended to convey information, feelings, or instructions from one individual or group to another.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses.

Information

Data, facts, or details about a subject that are obtained, received, or generated.

Spinal Cord

An extension of the brain, from the base of the brain through the neck and spinal column, that transmits messages between the brain and the peripheral nervous system.