Word of the Week #8

1. Dichotomous

2. Baumann, D., Henry, J., James, J., Jeffries, V., Rivaux, S. L., Sheets, J., et al. (2008). The Intersection of Race, Poverty, and Risk: Understanding the Decision to Provide Services to Clients and to Remove Children. Child Welfare League of America

3. Logistic regression analysis allows for examination of potential predictors (e.g., race, risk, income) of a dichotomous outcome (e.g., whether to close a case or act on it, whether to provide FBSS or remove).

4. Adjective - divided or dividing into parts (dictionary.com)

5. The dichotomous voting results reflected attitudes toward current and potential political parties.