STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 10TH
EDITION QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Descriptive Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Describe
The collection and presentation of data.
Tries to look for patterns in data, summarize information
ex- Categorizing age into percentages; hair color
Inferential Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Drawing conclusions about a large set of
individuals based on data gathered on a smaller set
ex-"likelihood" for something
"Chance" for rain
"typically"
Data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅information
ex- age, weight, height, mood, ethnicity
Variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Characteristic that we want to measure
can change
can be controlled
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Whole group you're interested in
ex- the globe on a global scale, Newberry college students
Parameter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅numerical description of a population
(describes the population as a whole)
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Selection from a population
ex- a country out of the global population; a group of 20 from college
EDITION QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Descriptive Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Describe
The collection and presentation of data.
Tries to look for patterns in data, summarize information
ex- Categorizing age into percentages; hair color
Inferential Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Drawing conclusions about a large set of
individuals based on data gathered on a smaller set
ex-"likelihood" for something
"Chance" for rain
"typically"
Data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅information
ex- age, weight, height, mood, ethnicity
Variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Characteristic that we want to measure
can change
can be controlled
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Whole group you're interested in
ex- the globe on a global scale, Newberry college students
Parameter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅numerical description of a population
(describes the population as a whole)
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Selection from a population
ex- a country out of the global population; a group of 20 from college
