A Splinter Skill Is Said to Exist When a ____

question 2

Multiple Choice

A splinter skill is said to exist when a ____.

• A) person's language ability is extraordinarily good but his or her motor and visual abilities are extremely poor
• B) child does very well on one or more isolated spatial and rote memory tasks but poorly on those requiring language
• C) person can develop a relationship with an inanimate object but not with a person
• D) child can retain information for only a short period of time

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Definitions:

Strata

Layers or levels within a larger population that are distinguished by one or more characteristics, used in stratified sampling to improve the accuracy of the sample by ensuring it reflects the population's composition.

Subpopulations

Distinct groups within a larger population, distinguished by specific characteristics such as geography, interests, behaviour, or demographic traits.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic based on a large number of samples or replications from a population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points in relation to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.