EDUC 606 TESTS AND
MEASUREMENTS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Observable variables - Answer- Variables that can be observed, anger athleticism
Nominal scale - Answer- Measures discrete variables, the item measured can only fit
into 1 category
Ordinal scale - Answer- Discrete variables but ranks in terms of magnitude (best/worst)
Interval scale - Answer- Variables by magnitude, provide equally spaced levels between
variables
Ratio scale - Answer- Has all three properties, magnitude, equal intervals and absolute
zero
Central tendency - Answer- Mean, medium and mode
Mean - Answer- The arithmetic average (total of the scores/number of scores)
Median - Answer- The middle number of two numbers
Mode - Answer- Score that appears the most
Range - Answer- The difference between the Highest and lowest score
Skewness - Answer- When the curve is distorted on one side, lack of symmetry
Kurtosis - Answer- How flat or peaked the distribution is
Platykurtic - Answer- Flatter than a normal curve
Mesokurtic - Answer- Similar in height, but flatter then normal
Leptokurtic - Answer- Higher then normal curve
Intellectual ability test - Answer- Assess variables related to intelligence and cognitive
abilities such as verbal, numerical, reasoning, memory and processing speed
, Aptitude tests - Answer- Estimate a persons potential to succeed in an activity requiring
certain skills
Achievement tests - Answer- Measure an individual's level of knowledge in a particular
area
Career/employment inventories - Answer- Assess' interests and classifies those
interests in term of jobs
Maximum performance tests - Answer- Used to appraise some aspects of a persons
knowledge, skills or abilities
Typical performance test - Answer- Elicit information about ones opinions and
preferences and are used to learn about an individual's motivations, attitudes, interests
and opinions
A battery - Answer- A group of tests or subtests administered to one person at one time
Rating scales - Answer- Used to describe and evaluate individuals specific behaviors
Latent variables - Answer- Not measured or observed but are inferred from other
variables that are measured
Descriptive statistics - Answer- Used to describe and summarize large amounts of data
in a clear way
Frequency - Answer- The count or number of occurrences of something
Inferential statistics - Answer- Are used when we want to make inferences about large
groups of people by examine characteristics of randomly selected subgroups (samples)
Variables - Answer- Anything that can take on one or more value
Measurement - Answer- Process of assigning numbers or symbols to represent objects
traits and behaviors
Scales of measurement - Answer- NOIR- Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio make up
this
Magnitude - Answer- Order of numbers small to large.
Equal interval - Answer- Equal distance between points on a scale
Absolute zero - Answer- Absence of what's measured
MEASUREMENTS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Observable variables - Answer- Variables that can be observed, anger athleticism
Nominal scale - Answer- Measures discrete variables, the item measured can only fit
into 1 category
Ordinal scale - Answer- Discrete variables but ranks in terms of magnitude (best/worst)
Interval scale - Answer- Variables by magnitude, provide equally spaced levels between
variables
Ratio scale - Answer- Has all three properties, magnitude, equal intervals and absolute
zero
Central tendency - Answer- Mean, medium and mode
Mean - Answer- The arithmetic average (total of the scores/number of scores)
Median - Answer- The middle number of two numbers
Mode - Answer- Score that appears the most
Range - Answer- The difference between the Highest and lowest score
Skewness - Answer- When the curve is distorted on one side, lack of symmetry
Kurtosis - Answer- How flat or peaked the distribution is
Platykurtic - Answer- Flatter than a normal curve
Mesokurtic - Answer- Similar in height, but flatter then normal
Leptokurtic - Answer- Higher then normal curve
Intellectual ability test - Answer- Assess variables related to intelligence and cognitive
abilities such as verbal, numerical, reasoning, memory and processing speed
, Aptitude tests - Answer- Estimate a persons potential to succeed in an activity requiring
certain skills
Achievement tests - Answer- Measure an individual's level of knowledge in a particular
area
Career/employment inventories - Answer- Assess' interests and classifies those
interests in term of jobs
Maximum performance tests - Answer- Used to appraise some aspects of a persons
knowledge, skills or abilities
Typical performance test - Answer- Elicit information about ones opinions and
preferences and are used to learn about an individual's motivations, attitudes, interests
and opinions
A battery - Answer- A group of tests or subtests administered to one person at one time
Rating scales - Answer- Used to describe and evaluate individuals specific behaviors
Latent variables - Answer- Not measured or observed but are inferred from other
variables that are measured
Descriptive statistics - Answer- Used to describe and summarize large amounts of data
in a clear way
Frequency - Answer- The count or number of occurrences of something
Inferential statistics - Answer- Are used when we want to make inferences about large
groups of people by examine characteristics of randomly selected subgroups (samples)
Variables - Answer- Anything that can take on one or more value
Measurement - Answer- Process of assigning numbers or symbols to represent objects
traits and behaviors
Scales of measurement - Answer- NOIR- Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio make up
this
Magnitude - Answer- Order of numbers small to large.
Equal interval - Answer- Equal distance between points on a scale
Absolute zero - Answer- Absence of what's measured
