What Is a Danger Associated with Using the Internet for Homework

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is a danger associated with using the Internet for homework or research?

• A)Students who use Internet sources are likely to be tempted to plagiarize.
• B)Because the Internet is convenient, students may spend too much time using it as a resource and not spend enough time on more difficult research methods.
• C)Internet sources are written at too low of a level to be useful for university-level research.
• D)Internet resources are unstable and impermanent, so students are unable to provide verification of their research efforts.

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Definitions:

Variance Inflation Factor

A measure that quantifies the extent of multicollinearity in regression models, indicating how much the variance of an estimated regression coefficient is increased.

R Square

A statistical measure of how close the data are to the fitted regression line, reflecting the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Standard Error

A statistical concept that assesses how accurately a sample distribution reflects a population, utilizing standard deviation for this purpose.

Regression Analysis

A statistical method for modeling the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.