A Researcher Asks Participants to Estimate the Calories They Consume

question 60

Multiple Choice

A researcher asks participants to estimate the calories they consume in a meal.The researcher records the following estimates: 450,426,310,500,and 220.If the researcher removes the estimate of 220 (perhaps because the participant drops out of the study) ,then the value of the mean will

• A) decrease.
• B) increase.
• C) remain the same.
• D) become negative.

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Definitions:

Self-Knowledge

An individual’s understanding and awareness of their own personality, emotions, motivations, and capabilities.

Evaluation Tasks

Activities designed to assess the performance, quality, or suitability of someone or something through careful consideration and analysis.

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Stable

Something that is not likely to change, give way, or falter; enduring and consistent.