PSYC 210 Midterm Exam questions and Answers
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What is the primary purpose of learning about statistics?
A. To learn the purpose of the standard normal distribution
B. So you can make a claim and support it with evidence
C. To show discuss what kind of distribution you have
D. So you can overwhelm your opponents with numbers - ✔✔answer B. So you can make a claim and
support it with evidence
What do we mean when we use the term 'variable' in statistics?
A. Label that refers to some abstract concept that might differ between people
B. The way we measure an abstract construct
C. Coding characteristics of human behavior into discrete categories
D. An orderly way to assign numbers to observations - ✔✔answer A. Label that refers to some abstract
concept that might differ between people
In a frequency distribution graph, frequencies are presented on the _____ and the scores (categories) are
listed on the ______
A. Horizontal line; vertical line
B. Class interval; horizontal line
C. Y axis; X axis
, D. X axis; Y axis - ✔✔answer C. Y axis; X axis
Assessing how happy UNC students are on a 7- point scale (1 not very happy to 7 extremely happy)
would be best achieved using what type of scale?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio - ✔✔answer C. Interval
For a relative frequency histogram, each point on the graph represents
A. The percent of scores at a particular point or interval
B. The percent of scores above a particular point or interval
C. The percent of scores at or below a particular point or interval divided by the total number of scores
D. The percent of scores above a particular point or interval divided by the total number of scores -
✔✔answer A. The percent of scores as a particular point or interval
What is one way to simplify variables with many, many levels (or decimal places) when creating a
frequency distribution?
A. Organize data into class intervals
B. Graph each level of the variable individually
C. Ignore outliers
D. Compute mean, median, and mode - ✔✔answer A. Organize data into class intervals
What is the purpose of a pie chart, histogram or polygon?
Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Pass
Guaranteed.
What is the primary purpose of learning about statistics?
A. To learn the purpose of the standard normal distribution
B. So you can make a claim and support it with evidence
C. To show discuss what kind of distribution you have
D. So you can overwhelm your opponents with numbers - ✔✔answer B. So you can make a claim and
support it with evidence
What do we mean when we use the term 'variable' in statistics?
A. Label that refers to some abstract concept that might differ between people
B. The way we measure an abstract construct
C. Coding characteristics of human behavior into discrete categories
D. An orderly way to assign numbers to observations - ✔✔answer A. Label that refers to some abstract
concept that might differ between people
In a frequency distribution graph, frequencies are presented on the _____ and the scores (categories) are
listed on the ______
A. Horizontal line; vertical line
B. Class interval; horizontal line
C. Y axis; X axis
, D. X axis; Y axis - ✔✔answer C. Y axis; X axis
Assessing how happy UNC students are on a 7- point scale (1 not very happy to 7 extremely happy)
would be best achieved using what type of scale?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio - ✔✔answer C. Interval
For a relative frequency histogram, each point on the graph represents
A. The percent of scores at a particular point or interval
B. The percent of scores above a particular point or interval
C. The percent of scores at or below a particular point or interval divided by the total number of scores
D. The percent of scores above a particular point or interval divided by the total number of scores -
✔✔answer A. The percent of scores as a particular point or interval
What is one way to simplify variables with many, many levels (or decimal places) when creating a
frequency distribution?
A. Organize data into class intervals
B. Graph each level of the variable individually
C. Ignore outliers
D. Compute mean, median, and mode - ✔✔answer A. Organize data into class intervals
What is the purpose of a pie chart, histogram or polygon?
