PSYC 210- Midterm + Final Review Exam Study Guide – Practice Questions with Verified Answers. GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update

PSYC 210- Midterm + Final Review
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update


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?
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