The Effect of a Binary Predictor Is to Shift the Regression

question 56

True/False

The effect of a binary predictor is to shift the regression intercept.

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Definitions:

Face Validity

The degree to which a measurement device appears to accurately measure a variable.

Criterion Validity

The extent to which a measure is correlated with, or predictive of, an outcome of interest, often assessed through correlations with other known indicators.

Divergent Validity

A measure of validity that ensures an assessment does not strongly correlate with tests from unrelated constructs, thus proving its specificity.

Operational Definition

Definition of a concept that specifies the method used to measure or manipulate the concept.