Cluster Analysis Is a Technique for Dividing Objects into Groups

question 16

True/False

Cluster analysis is a technique for dividing objects into groups based on geographic or economic similarity.

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Definitions:

No Child Left Behind

A U.S. Act passed in 2001 aimed at improving the performance of America's primary and secondary schools by increasing standards of accountability.

Norm-Referenced Testing

Testing in which a student's performance is compared to a norm group or a representative sample of peers to determine the relative standing.

Scale of Measurement

The method used to categorize and quantify variables in research, which determines the type of analytical technique that can be used on the data.

Ethnic Groups

Social groups that share a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.