A Regression Coefficient Indicates

question 34

Multiple Choice

A regression coefficient indicates

• A)whether the correlation is significant or not.
• B)how many units of change in the predicted value of the criterion variable for each unit of change in the predictor variable.
• C)the accuracy of predictions based on the reduction in squared error as a proportion of the total squared error.
• D)the fixed amount that should be added when making a prediction for any particular person.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interaction Theory

Theory that people make sense of the world based on their interpretation of words or symbols used by others.

Semantics

The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning, including the relations between signs and what they denote.

Dissonance Theory

A psychological model proposing that inconsistency among beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors creates discomfort leading to an alteration in one of them to reduce the dissonance.

Allness

A communicative error assuming one knows all there is to know about a particular subject, therefore oversimplifying complex entities or experiences.