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behavioral modeling

1. a training technique in which workers are instructed on and then shown a skill or problem-solving method that they then practice using role play or a computer simulation.

2. any conscious or nonconscious imitation of the behavior of another person.

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November 18th 2024

critical region

critical region

a range of values that may be obtained from a statistical procedure that would lead to rejecting a specific claim about a population. More specifically, it is the portion of a probability distribution containing the values for a test statistic that would result in rejection of a null hypothesis in favor of its corresponding alternative hypothesis. Also called rejection region. Compare acceptance region.