A recent study Garcia Tor 2009 investigated the possibility that taking the SAT in a crowded room might be associated with lower

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A recent study Garcia Tor 2009 investigated the possibility that taking the SAT in a crowded room might be associated with lower scores than taking the SAT in a less crowded room For each of the 50 states they examined the average SAT scores in the state and compared it to a measure of overcrowding which they defined as the ratio of the number of students who took the exam divided by the number of places in the state in which the exam was given They found a correlation of 68 Based on the results from this study which of the following statements is true Check all that apply There is a negative relationship between ratio of number of seats to number of test sites and average SAT score There is a positive relationship between ratio of number of seats to number of test sites and average SAT score There is no relationship between ratio of number of seats to number of test sites and average SAT score As crowding increases i e as the ratio between the number of seats to number of test sites increases average SAT test scores increase As crowding increases i e as the ratio between the number of seats to number of test sites increases average SAT test scores decrease Reducing the ratio of number of seats to number of test sites will help students improve their SAT scores in other words if we reduce crowding then SAT scores will go up

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