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penguins

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An questions on an intelligence test refers to when planting season begins on a cotton farm. A child from an urban setting would not be aware of this because s/he has never been to a farm and would not have learned about planting seasons in school or at home. This is an example of
 
  a. Cultural bias
  b. Test bias
  c. Prediction bias
  d. Selectivity bias

Question 2

If the same regression slope is found for different ethnic groups in a prediction bias study, what does it imply with respect to test bias?
 
  a. Bias still exists in different means for the groups.
  b. Bias still exists in the predicted performance for the groups.
  c. No bias exists in the predicted performance for the groups.
  d. No determination of bias can be made.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a



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