Exhibit 10.1 the Following Questions Are Based on the Problem Description and Description

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Multiple Choice

Exhibit 10.1
The following questions are based on the problem description and the output below.
A college admissions officer wants to evaluate graduate school applicants based on their GMAT scores, verbal and quantitative. Students are classified as either successful or not-successful in their graduate studies. The officer has data on 20 current students, ten of whom are doing very well (Group 1) and ten who are not (Group 2) . ​ ​ ​ ​
-Refer to Exhibit 10.1. Suppose that for a given observation, the difference between Mahalanobis distances between group 1 and 2 (G1-G2) is big and negative. This means that

• A) The observation is likely to be classified correctly to group 2
• B) The observation is likely to be classified correctly to group 1
• C) The observation is likely to be classified incorrectly to group 2
• D) The observation is likely to be classified incorrectly to group 1

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Definitions:

Fixed-ratio Schedule

A reinforcement strategy in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of correct responses.

Fixed-interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are delivered at fixed intervals of time, as long as the correct response is made.

Secondary Reinforcers

Conditioned stimuli that acquire reinforcement value through their association with primary reinforcers.

Conditioned Reinforcers

Stimuli or rewards that have become reinforcing by being paired with another reinforcer, sometimes called secondary reinforcers.