If the Residuals Violate the Assumption of Normality, We Expect

question 60

Multiple Choice

If the residuals violate the assumption of normality, we expect that:

• A)the sample was not taken randomly.
• B)the residuals will not sum to zero.
• C)least squares formulas will fail.
• D)confidence intervals may be unreliable.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response in the absence of further conditioning.

Extinct

A term describing a species, family, or larger group of organisms that no longer exists anywhere on Earth.

Conditioned Response

A response acquired through learning to a stimulus that was once neutral but has been frequently paired with a stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause.