Comparisons of Attitudes and Performance in Regard to Math Tests

question 122

Multiple Choice

Comparisons of attitudes and performance in regard to math tests in Asia and the U.S.showed that

• A)although the attitudes toward intellectual success were similar among Asian children and American children,their actual performance on tests differed markedly.
• B)only 10 percent of the American children had scores as low on computations and word problems as the average Asian child.
• C)only 4 percent of the Chinese children and 10 percent of the Japanese children had scores as low as the average American child.
• D)although the performance of Asian children and American children is similar,attitudes toward intellectual success differed markedly.

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Definitions:

Sample Space

The collection of every potential result that can emerge from a statistical experiment.

Mutually Exclusive

A statistical term describing events that cannot occur at the same time.

Collectively Exhaustive

A condition where a set of events covers all possible outcomes, ensuring that every possible scenario is accounted for.

Probability

The quantification of an event's chance of happening, represented as a number from 0 to 1.