Exam 12: Inferential Analysis

Dummy variables act like _______________.

The lack of random assignment in quasi-experimental designs makes their analysis considerably easier.

In a 2 x 2 factorial design,there are two main effects and two interaction effects.

​Figure TB 11-3 $Y _ { i } = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } z _ { 1 i } + \beta _ { 2 } z _ { 2 i } + \beta _ { 3 } z _ { 1 i } z _ { 2 i } + e _ { i }$ -In the accompanying formula,β3 represents the____.

The term in a regression equation that captures the residual in describing each point is the ____ term.

Dummy variables are useful because they enable you to use a single regression equation to represent multiple _______________.

The degrees of freedom are a function of the ____.

What are dummy variables and how are they used in the GLM?

A common metric for comparing and integrating results across studies is _______________.

A(n)_______________ line is a line that describes the relationship between two or more variables.

The General Linear Model is the major framework for statistical modeling in the social sciences.

The randomized block design reduces noise or variance in the data.

The vertical distance from a point to the regression line is the ____.

Discuss regression-discontinuity analysis in terms of regression.

The line that describes the relationship between two or more variables is a(n)____ line.

The numerical variable used to represent subgroups of the sample is the ____.

​Figure TB 11-3 $Y _ { i } = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } z _ { 1 i } + \beta _ { 2 } z _ { 2 i } + \beta _ { 3 } z _ { 1 i } z _ { 2 i } + e _ { i }$ -The accompanying formula is the regression model for the____.

An analysis that estimates the difference between the groups on the posttest after adjusting for differences on the pretest is _______________.

Variables that are adjusted for in a research study are called ____.

​Figure TB 11-1 -In the accompanying figure,A refers to the ____.