If you want to see the net effect of gender on academic achievement after controlling for age and parents' social class, what is an appropriate statistical technique to use?
A) Bivariate Correlation
B) Compute
C) Frequencies
D) Linear Regression

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Linear regression can be used to analyze the relationship between the dependent variable (academic achievement) and independent variables (gender, age, and parents' social class) by controlling for the effects of the other variables. This technique is useful for understanding the net effect of gender on academic achievement after controlling for the confounding variables. Bivariate correlation, compute, and frequencies are not appropriate for this analysis because they do not take into account the effects of other variables.

If You Want to See the Net Effect of Gender