Fiona Is 8 Years Old and Has a Mental Age

question 252

Multiple Choice

Fiona is 8 years old and has a mental age of 10,based on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.Denise is 10 and has a mental age of 12,based on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.Using the intelligence quotient scoring system suggested by William Stern,

• A) Denise would be considered "more" intelligent than Fiona.
• B) Fiona would be considered "more" intelligent than Denise.
• C) both girls would be considered equally intelligent.
• D) the scores could not be meaningfully compared because the girls are not the same age.

Comprehend the null hypothesis in chi-square tests for goodness-of-fit and tests of independence.

Calculate degrees of freedom in chi-square tests.

Understand the implications of p-values in hypothesis testing.

Differentiate between chi-square tests for independence and goodness-of-fit.

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Definitions:

Chess and Thomas

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