A Psychologist Was Interested in Whether the Amount of News

question 6

Multiple Choice

A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch (minutes per day) predicts how depressed they are (from 0 = not depressed to 7 = very depressed) . What does the standardized beta tell us in the output?

• A)As news exposure decreases by 0.224 standard deviations, depression increases by 1 standard deviation.
• B)As news exposure increases by 1 standard deviation, depression decreases by 0.224 of a standard deviation.
• C)As news exposure increases by 1 minute, depression decreases by 0.224 units.d.Your fourth answer option goes here.
• D)As news exposure decreases by 0.224 minutes, depression increases by 1 unit.

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