The Effect Resulting from Comparing Subjects of the Same Ages

question 39

Multiple Choice

The effect resulting from comparing subjects of the same ages at different times in a cross-sequential design is called a

• A) Null hypothesis
• B) Time lag effect
• C) Longitudinal effect
• D) Cohort effect

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Definitions:

Annual Growth Rate

The percentage increase in the value of a particular investment or portfolio over the period of a year.

Discounting

The process of determining the present value of a future amount of money or stream of cash flows given a specific rate of return.

Compounded Annually

Interest on an investment that is calculated once a year on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods.

Compounded Monthly

A method of calculating interest where the interest earned each month is added to the principal, so that the balance grows at an increasing rate.