STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY
HATE STATISTICS FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Ordinal.
Answer: Ordered measurments, ranking from high to low
◉ Interval.
Answer: measurments on a continuum (1,2,3,4,5..) no 0
◉ Ratio.
Answer: Abselute zero (any bacteria present.
◉ Z-score.
Answer: = 0 at the mean. The amount a raw score differs from the
mean by the standard deviation. How many sd an element is from
the mean
◉ Z=.
Answer: z= (individual score- mean of distribution/ std
◉ Hyothesis.
, Answer: if/then. Relates variables to one another and is used to
reflect the gernal problem statement of question that is the
motivation for asking a research question.
◉ Null Hypothesis.
Answer: A statement of equality between sets of variables
◉ Research Hypothesis.
Answer: A statment of inequality between tow variables.
◉ Non directional research hypothesis.
Answer: A difference between groups but not in either direction
◉ Directional Research Hypothesis.
Answer: A research hypotheis that posits a differnce between groups
in one direction.
◉ Level of Significance.
Answer: α is called the significance level, and is the probability of
rejecting the null hypothesis given that it is true (a type I error). It is
usually set at or below 5%.
◉ Independent Variable.
HATE STATISTICS FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Ordinal.
Answer: Ordered measurments, ranking from high to low
◉ Interval.
Answer: measurments on a continuum (1,2,3,4,5..) no 0
◉ Ratio.
Answer: Abselute zero (any bacteria present.
◉ Z-score.
Answer: = 0 at the mean. The amount a raw score differs from the
mean by the standard deviation. How many sd an element is from
the mean
◉ Z=.
Answer: z= (individual score- mean of distribution/ std
◉ Hyothesis.
, Answer: if/then. Relates variables to one another and is used to
reflect the gernal problem statement of question that is the
motivation for asking a research question.
◉ Null Hypothesis.
Answer: A statement of equality between sets of variables
◉ Research Hypothesis.
Answer: A statment of inequality between tow variables.
◉ Non directional research hypothesis.
Answer: A difference between groups but not in either direction
◉ Directional Research Hypothesis.
Answer: A research hypotheis that posits a differnce between groups
in one direction.
◉ Level of Significance.
Answer: α is called the significance level, and is the probability of
rejecting the null hypothesis given that it is true (a type I error). It is
usually set at or below 5%.
◉ Independent Variable.
