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- It tends to be cold outside when it snows; those two factors are positively correlated.p. 163.5
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- Let's start with the positive correlation: books in the home equal higher test scores.p. 175.3
- We all learn to respond to incentives, negative and positive, from the outset of life.p. 16.7
- High-stakes testing also presents teachers with some positive incentives.p. 23.9
- Five of them have a strong positive correlation to the ultimate sale price, and five have a strong negative correlation.p. 71.4
- Coupled with the above-cited leniency in the other half of the criminal justice system, the courtrooms, this decrease in policing created a strong positive incentive for criminals.p. 126.2
- There are even more correlations, positive and negative, that shore up the abortion-crime link.p. 141.9
- According to the ECLS data, eight of the factors show a strong correlation—positive or negative—with test scores.p. 168.6
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