Deck 15: Families and Education: an Introduction to Multiple Regression

Question 1

James Coleman 1966 report on educational opportunities in the United States

A)eventually led to the Supreme Court to declare that education is a constitutional right that must be guaranteed by the states.
B)concluded that it is the quality and structure of the family that most influences the outcome of a child's education.
C)concluded that it is the quality and structure of schools that most influence the outcome of a child's education.
D)concluded that all children have equal educational opportunities in the United States.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the results in Chapter Fifteen, which of the following variables has the greatest negative effect on eighth grade math scores?

A)the percentage of families headed by a single female
B)the percentage of families below the poverty line.
C)the percentage of children who watch more than 6 hours of television per day.
D)all three variables had an equal effect on math scores

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Based on the results of Chapter Fifteen, what advice would you give community leaders who are concerned about the low verbal SAT scores for their local high school graduates?

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

The practice of educating most all children, and not just the privileged few, in schools was

A)first adopted in ancient Rome.
B)first adopted by socialist countries in the early 1900's.
C)a by-product of the industrial revolution.
D)not required by law in any of the colonies prior to the American Revolutionary War.

Question 5

Which of the following variable is not a good predictor of a state's average pupil teacher ratio?

A)the percentage of the population residing in urban areas.
B)the amount of money spent per pupil.
C)median family incomes.
D)all of the above have a statistically significant effect on pupil teacher ratios

Question 6

The states with the highest SAT scores are

A)located in the South.
B)located along the West Coast.
C)those that have the most students taking the test.
D)those that have the fewest students taking the test.

Question 7

Based on the results of Chapter Fifteen, what advice would you give community leaders who are concerned about the high dropout rate in their schools?

Question 8

The results of the regression analysis in Chapter Fifteen reveal that when the percentage of students taking the SAT test is controlled for,

A)states that spend more per pupil have higher average SAT scores.
B)states with the highest average teacher salary have higher average SAT scores.
C)neither spending per pupil nor teacher salaries has a statistically significant impact on SAT scores.
D)both spending per pupil and teacher salaries have a statistically significant impact on SAT scores.

Question 9

Beta is most useful for

A)measuring the combined effects of two or more independent variables on the dependent variable.
B)the independent effect of each of the independent variables on the dependent variable.
C)determining statistical significance.
D)selecting a representative sample.

Question 10

Multiple regression is most useful for assessing

A)whether the results from a sample are just a random fluke.
B)the impact of more than one variable at a time.
C)whether two variables are related to each other.
D)whether a sample is large enough to be considered representative of the entire population from which it was drawn.