TEST BANK For Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life, 6th
edition by Jeff Bennett, William Briggs, Mario Triola
Descriptive statistics - ANSWER:Data results of the group that was experimented on
or received surveys
Inferential statistics - ANSWER:Determining if descriptive statistic results of a sample
apply to the whole population
Mean - ANSWER:Arithmetic average of a data set
Median - ANSWER:Middle number in an ordered data set
Mode - ANSWER:Most common data point in a data set
Range - ANSWER:Difference between lowest and highest scores in a data set
Standard deviation - ANSWER:Measures amount of variation or dispersion in a data
set
Positively skewed distribution - ANSWER:Has lots of low scores and a few high scores
Negatively skewed distribution - ANSWER:Has lots of high scores and few low scores
Normal distribution - ANSWER:Represents typical natural human data sets
68-95-99.7 (empirical) rule - ANSWER:States the percentage of data within 1, 2, and
3 standard deviations from the mean
P-value - ANSWER:Measure of statistical significance, indicates probability of results
due to chance
Meta Analysis - ANSWER:Combining results of multiple studies to gain a clearer
overall picture
Ethics in Research - ANSWER:Identifying and adhering to ethical guidelines in
research practices
Institutional Review Board - ANSWER:Approves or disapproves research and
oversees research procedures
Animal Ethics - ANSWER:Reviews and approves animal programs, conducts
inspections, authorizes suspensions
Psychology - ANSWER:Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
edition by Jeff Bennett, William Briggs, Mario Triola
Descriptive statistics - ANSWER:Data results of the group that was experimented on
or received surveys
Inferential statistics - ANSWER:Determining if descriptive statistic results of a sample
apply to the whole population
Mean - ANSWER:Arithmetic average of a data set
Median - ANSWER:Middle number in an ordered data set
Mode - ANSWER:Most common data point in a data set
Range - ANSWER:Difference between lowest and highest scores in a data set
Standard deviation - ANSWER:Measures amount of variation or dispersion in a data
set
Positively skewed distribution - ANSWER:Has lots of low scores and a few high scores
Negatively skewed distribution - ANSWER:Has lots of high scores and few low scores
Normal distribution - ANSWER:Represents typical natural human data sets
68-95-99.7 (empirical) rule - ANSWER:States the percentage of data within 1, 2, and
3 standard deviations from the mean
P-value - ANSWER:Measure of statistical significance, indicates probability of results
due to chance
Meta Analysis - ANSWER:Combining results of multiple studies to gain a clearer
overall picture
Ethics in Research - ANSWER:Identifying and adhering to ethical guidelines in
research practices
Institutional Review Board - ANSWER:Approves or disapproves research and
oversees research procedures
Animal Ethics - ANSWER:Reviews and approves animal programs, conducts
inspections, authorizes suspensions
Psychology - ANSWER:Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
