PSYC 210 Exam Study Guide –
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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
, 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
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
The preferred graph to display the frequency of variables measured on a
nominal scale is a:
a. Cumulative frequency polygon
B. Pie chart
C. Relative frequency polygon
D. Histogram - Answer✔✔-B. Pie Chart
Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student performance is an
example of measurement on a(n) _______ scale of measurement
Practice Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
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
, 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
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
The preferred graph to display the frequency of variables measured on a
nominal scale is a:
a. Cumulative frequency polygon
B. Pie chart
C. Relative frequency polygon
D. Histogram - Answer✔✔-B. Pie Chart
Using letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to classify student performance is an
example of measurement on a(n) _______ scale of measurement
