"CHARTING THE HUMAN JOURNEY: PSY 202 FINAL
ASSESSMENT"
refers to values that describe a sample - answers✔✔statistic
refers to values that describe a population - answers✔✔parameter
___ statistics refer to procedures or organizing, summarizing, and describing data -
answers✔✔descriptive statistics
includes methods for making inferences about a larger group of individuals (population) on the
basis of data actually collected on a much smaller group - answers✔✔inferential statistics
characteristics that can take on different values; may be discrete (values are whole numbers
only) or continuous (can take on values between whole numbers) - answers✔✔variable
are the subjects (participants) who are measured on the variables - answers✔✔cases
study that allows researchers to study relationships between variables as they exist in real life.
There is no experimental manipulation. 2 variables to be measured. Cannot determine cause
and effect. - answers✔✔correlational studies
ASSESSMENT"
refers to values that describe a sample - answers✔✔statistic
refers to values that describe a population - answers✔✔parameter
___ statistics refer to procedures or organizing, summarizing, and describing data -
answers✔✔descriptive statistics
includes methods for making inferences about a larger group of individuals (population) on the
basis of data actually collected on a much smaller group - answers✔✔inferential statistics
characteristics that can take on different values; may be discrete (values are whole numbers
only) or continuous (can take on values between whole numbers) - answers✔✔variable
are the subjects (participants) who are measured on the variables - answers✔✔cases
study that allows researchers to study relationships between variables as they exist in real life.
There is no experimental manipulation. 2 variables to be measured. Cannot determine cause
and effect. - answers✔✔correlational studies
