PYC3704/201/1
ASSIGNMENT
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
, PYC3704/201/1 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
"The mental age of child number one is eight years". In this statement "mental age" is a(n) - - - -
-, whereas
"eight years" is a - - - - -. - Answer-variable; specific value of that variable
A - - - - - is a speculative statement about the relationship among - - - - -, based on observations
or
expectations. - Answer-hypothesis; constructs
A bowl contains 6 red, 5 green, 8 blue and 3 yellow marbles. If a single marble is chosen at
random from
the jar, what is the probability that the marble would be EITHER green OR yellow? - Answer-
0.363
A frequency distribution of the ages in months of a class of Grade 1 children indicates for each
age in
months what the corresponding - - - - - is. - Answer-number of children of that age
A measurement that summarizes an aspect of a population is called a - - - - - while a
measurement that
describes the same aspect of a sample is called - - - - -. - Answer-parameter; statistic
A negative correlation between variables X and Y implies that persons scoring low on X will
generally
score - - - - - Y. - Answer-high on
A null hypothesis is - - - - -. - Answer-the assumption that there is no relationship or difference
between parameters of the variables you
are testing
A p-value generally tells us the - - - - -. - Answer-likelihood of obtaining the pattern of results due
to sampling error if there is in fact no relationship
ASSIGNMENT
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
, PYC3704/201/1 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
"The mental age of child number one is eight years". In this statement "mental age" is a(n) - - - -
-, whereas
"eight years" is a - - - - -. - Answer-variable; specific value of that variable
A - - - - - is a speculative statement about the relationship among - - - - -, based on observations
or
expectations. - Answer-hypothesis; constructs
A bowl contains 6 red, 5 green, 8 blue and 3 yellow marbles. If a single marble is chosen at
random from
the jar, what is the probability that the marble would be EITHER green OR yellow? - Answer-
0.363
A frequency distribution of the ages in months of a class of Grade 1 children indicates for each
age in
months what the corresponding - - - - - is. - Answer-number of children of that age
A measurement that summarizes an aspect of a population is called a - - - - - while a
measurement that
describes the same aspect of a sample is called - - - - -. - Answer-parameter; statistic
A negative correlation between variables X and Y implies that persons scoring low on X will
generally
score - - - - - Y. - Answer-high on
A null hypothesis is - - - - -. - Answer-the assumption that there is no relationship or difference
between parameters of the variables you
are testing
A p-value generally tells us the - - - - -. - Answer-likelihood of obtaining the pattern of results due
to sampling error if there is in fact no relationship
