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In 1992, the County's Media Focused on an Unlicensed Daycare

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In 1992, the county's media focused on an unlicensed daycare centre in Martensville, Saskatchewan, where it was claimed children were to have suffered abuse. Although none of the children had shown symptoms or problems during their preschool experience, a full investigation was initiated. What has research revealed about the accuracy of children's testimony? Under what conditions are children apt to be suggestible?


Definitions:

Response Variable

The variable in a study or experiment that is assumed to depend on or be affected by changes in another variable (often called the independent variable).

Explanatory Variable

A variable in a statistical model that is believed to cause or explain changes in the response variable.

SST

Total sum of squares; a term used in statistics to describe the total variance in a dataset.

Total Sum Of Squares

A statistical measure representing the total variance in a dataset that is used to calculate the standard deviation and variance.

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