Results from the Coleman Report Were Surprising Because Findings Indicated

question 46

Multiple Choice

Results from the Coleman Report were surprising because findings indicated that:

• A) achievement differences between schools could be explained best by family background and peers with whom children attended school.
• B) black children would do best in schools that have a majority of black students.
• C) all students had similar outcomes.
• D) schools enhance social capital more than academic skills.

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Definitions:

Curvilinear Regression

A statistical technique used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables where the relationship is not linear.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure represented as R² that assesses the proportion of the variance in one variable that is predictable from the other variable.

Standard Error Of The Estimate

A measure of the accuracy of predictions made by a regression line, indicating the standard deviation of the residuals.

Adjusted R Square

A statistical measure that indicates the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variables, adjusted for the number of predictors in the model.