Which of the Following Best Characterizes Returning Adult Students

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best characterizes returning adult students?

• A) They usually understand their ideas are out of date.
• B) They tend to be more tolerant of the teacher-student role.
• C) They are more likely to feel they are on the periphery of the school.
• D) They usually perform NOT as good as on tests and quizzes than their younger classmates.

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Definitions:

Alpha

Often used in statistics to denote the level of significance, the threshold at which the null hypothesis is rejected in hypothesis testing.

Coefficient Of Determination

A measure of the goodness of fit of the estimated regression equation. It can be interpreted as the proportion of the variability in the dependent variable y that is explained by the estimated regression equation.

Correlation Coefficient

A measure of the strength of the linear relationship between two variables.

Squared Residual

The square of the difference between an observed value and the value predicted by a model, used in regression analysis to measure error.