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What is a variable? a construct that might differ among individuals
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
What type of statistic allows us to make judgments C. inferential
about the population?
A. Random explanation: to infer conclusions about the population with the given statistics
B. Descriptive
C. Inferential
D. Intuitive
, Variance is a(n) ______________ statistic? B. descriptive
A. Random
B. Descriptive explanation: tells us how much data with in a sample vary with each other; the
C. Inferential spread of the distribution
D. Intuitive
Which of these questions could be answered with A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210?
descriptive statistics alone?
A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210? explanation: asking for the average/mean (center of the sample distribution);
B. Do students perform better on the final relative to the others are making judgements/infering
the midterm?
C. Does the number of hours spent studying predict
midterm scores?
D. Do males and females have different GPAs?
A _________________ variable has theoretically infinite values. D. Continuous
A. Dependent
B. Discrete
C. Ordinal
D. Continuous
Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student D. Ordinal
performance is an example of a(n) __________ scale.
A. Ratio explanation: there's an order/ranking but don't have specific intervals and can't
B. Continuous multiple or add these letter grades
C. Interval
D. Ordinal
Why would you be interested in graphing your data D. Both A and B
before conducting any inferential statistics?
A. To see if you have any outliers that may impact the A. To see if you have any outliers that may impact the conclusions you draw
conclusions you draw B. Many statistics tests operate under the assumption that you have a normal
B. Many statistics tests operate under the assumption distribution
that you have a normal distribution
C. Jamovi will not let you conduct analyses without
graphing your data first
D. Both A and B
The preferred way to display the frequency of variables A. Histogram
measured on an interval scale is a:
A. Histogram explanation:
B. Cumulative frequency polygon never discussed polygons (not an option)
C. Pie chart
D. Relative frequency polygon pie charts can be a method but it's not the best because frequencies can be
vary close in comparison so it doesn't clearly display the details
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Terms in this set (60)
What is a variable? a construct that might differ among individuals
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
What type of statistic allows us to make judgments C. inferential
about the population?
A. Random explanation: to infer conclusions about the population with the given statistics
B. Descriptive
C. Inferential
D. Intuitive
, Variance is a(n) ______________ statistic? B. descriptive
A. Random
B. Descriptive explanation: tells us how much data with in a sample vary with each other; the
C. Inferential spread of the distribution
D. Intuitive
Which of these questions could be answered with A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210?
descriptive statistics alone?
A. What is the average GPA in PSYC210? explanation: asking for the average/mean (center of the sample distribution);
B. Do students perform better on the final relative to the others are making judgements/infering
the midterm?
C. Does the number of hours spent studying predict
midterm scores?
D. Do males and females have different GPAs?
A _________________ variable has theoretically infinite values. D. Continuous
A. Dependent
B. Discrete
C. Ordinal
D. Continuous
Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student D. Ordinal
performance is an example of a(n) __________ scale.
A. Ratio explanation: there's an order/ranking but don't have specific intervals and can't
B. Continuous multiple or add these letter grades
C. Interval
D. Ordinal
Why would you be interested in graphing your data D. Both A and B
before conducting any inferential statistics?
A. To see if you have any outliers that may impact the A. To see if you have any outliers that may impact the conclusions you draw
conclusions you draw B. Many statistics tests operate under the assumption that you have a normal
B. Many statistics tests operate under the assumption distribution
that you have a normal distribution
C. Jamovi will not let you conduct analyses without
graphing your data first
D. Both A and B
The preferred way to display the frequency of variables A. Histogram
measured on an interval scale is a:
A. Histogram explanation:
B. Cumulative frequency polygon never discussed polygons (not an option)
C. Pie chart
D. Relative frequency polygon pie charts can be a method but it's not the best because frequencies can be
vary close in comparison so it doesn't clearly display the details
