The Criterion Variable in a Prediction Study Is Another Name

question 6

Multiple Choice

The criterion variable in a prediction study is another name for the

• A) the predictor variable.
• B) the variable that is predicted.
• C) the regression variable.
• D) the independent variable.

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Definitions:

Z-Test

This is a statistical test used to determine whether two population means are different when the variances are known and the sample size is large.

Chi-Squared Test

A statistical method applied to ascertain whether a meaningful relationship exists between two variables of categorical nature.

Nominal Data

Data categorized into distinctly named groups without any natural order or ranking among them.

Chi-Squared Test

A statistical hypothesis test used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the expected frequencies and the observed frequencies in one or more categories.