PSYC 210- Midterm + Final Review EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS |2026| Exam Questions & Answers Test || ELABORATED
&DETAILED ANSWERS!!
What is a variable?
A. The way we measure an abstract construct
B. An orderly way to assign numbers to observations
C. A construct that might differ among individuals
D. Coding human behavior into discrete categories - (ANSWER)a construct that might differ among
individuals
What type of statistic allows us to make judgments about the population?
A. Random
B. Descriptive
C. Inferential
D. Intuitive - (ANSWER)C. inferential
explanation: to infer conclusions about the population with the given statistics
Variance is a(n) ______________ statistic?
A. Random
B. Descriptive
C. Inferential
D. Intuitive - (ANSWER)B. descriptive
explanation: tells us how much data with in a sample vary with each other; the spread of the distribution
Which of these questions could be answered with descriptive statistics alone?
A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210?
, PSYC 210- Midterm + Final Review EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS |2026| Exam Questions & Answers Test || ELABORATED
&DETAILED ANSWERS!!
B. Do students perform better on the final relative to the midterm?
C. Does the number of hours spent studying predict midterm scores?
D. Do males and females have different GPAs? - (ANSWER)A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210?
explanation: asking for the average/mean (center of the sample distribution); the others are making
judgements/infering
A _________________ variable has theoretically infinite values.
A. Dependent
B. Discrete
C. Ordinal
D. Continuous - (ANSWER)D. Continuous
Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student performance is an example of a(n) __________
scale.
A. Ratio
B. Continuous
C. Interval
D. Ordinal - (ANSWER)D. Ordinal
explanation: there's an order/ranking but don't have specific intervals and can't multiple or add these
letter grades
Why would you be interested in graphing your data before conducting any inferential statistics?
A. To see if you have any outliers that may impact the conclusions you draw
B. Many statistics tests operate under the assumption that you have a normal distribution
SOLUTIONS |2026| Exam Questions & Answers Test || ELABORATED
&DETAILED ANSWERS!!
What is a variable?
A. The way we measure an abstract construct
B. An orderly way to assign numbers to observations
C. A construct that might differ among individuals
D. Coding human behavior into discrete categories - (ANSWER)a construct that might differ among
individuals
What type of statistic allows us to make judgments about the population?
A. Random
B. Descriptive
C. Inferential
D. Intuitive - (ANSWER)C. inferential
explanation: to infer conclusions about the population with the given statistics
Variance is a(n) ______________ statistic?
A. Random
B. Descriptive
C. Inferential
D. Intuitive - (ANSWER)B. descriptive
explanation: tells us how much data with in a sample vary with each other; the spread of the distribution
Which of these questions could be answered with descriptive statistics alone?
A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210?
, PSYC 210- Midterm + Final Review EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS |2026| Exam Questions & Answers Test || ELABORATED
&DETAILED ANSWERS!!
B. Do students perform better on the final relative to the midterm?
C. Does the number of hours spent studying predict midterm scores?
D. Do males and females have different GPAs? - (ANSWER)A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210?
explanation: asking for the average/mean (center of the sample distribution); the others are making
judgements/infering
A _________________ variable has theoretically infinite values.
A. Dependent
B. Discrete
C. Ordinal
D. Continuous - (ANSWER)D. Continuous
Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student performance is an example of a(n) __________
scale.
A. Ratio
B. Continuous
C. Interval
D. Ordinal - (ANSWER)D. Ordinal
explanation: there's an order/ranking but don't have specific intervals and can't multiple or add these
letter grades
Why would you be interested in graphing your data before conducting any inferential statistics?
A. To see if you have any outliers that may impact the conclusions you draw
B. Many statistics tests operate under the assumption that you have a normal distribution
