SOLVED EXAM SOCIAL STATISTICS FOR A DIVERSE SOCIETY 1ST EDITION
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An elaborate explanation of the relationship between
two or more observable attributes of individuals or groups
Hypotheses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A tentative answer to a research problem
Variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A property of people or objects that takes on two or
more values.
Dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The variable to be explained ( the effect).
Independents variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The variable expected to account for (
the cause of ) thge dependent variable.
Nominal measurements - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Numbers or other symbols are
assigned to a set of categories for the purpose of naming, labeling or classifing the observations.
Ordinal measurement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Numbers are assigned to rank-ordered
categories ranging from low to high.
Interval-ratio measurement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Measurements for all cases are
expressed in the same units.
Dichotomous variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A variable that has only two values.
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The total set of individuls, objaects, groups, or
events in which the researcher is interested.
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A relaitvely small subsest selected from a population
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An elaborate explanation of the relationship between
two or more observable attributes of individuals or groups
Hypotheses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A tentative answer to a research problem
Variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A property of people or objects that takes on two or
more values.
Dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The variable to be explained ( the effect).
Independents variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The variable expected to account for (
the cause of ) thge dependent variable.
Nominal measurements - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Numbers or other symbols are
assigned to a set of categories for the purpose of naming, labeling or classifing the observations.
Ordinal measurement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Numbers are assigned to rank-ordered
categories ranging from low to high.
Interval-ratio measurement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Measurements for all cases are
expressed in the same units.
Dichotomous variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A variable that has only two values.
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The total set of individuls, objaects, groups, or
events in which the researcher is interested.
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A relaitvely small subsest selected from a population
