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Quantitative Psychology: Key Terms
Quantitative Psychology: Key Terms
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The Independent Variable (IV) is a measure of reliability
True
False
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Quantitative psychology includes experiments, surveys, questionnaires and focus groups.
False
True
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What is the Dependent Variable?
The variable that stays in the same in any study.
The variable measured to observe the effects of the manipulation.
The variable manipulated by the researcher.
The variable that the researcher relies upon for control and observation.
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Which statistical measure indicates the degree of relationship between two variables?
Correlation
P-Value
Significance Level
Effect Size
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What statistical measures summarize and describe the main features of a dataset?
Regression Analysis
Descriptive Statistics
Correlations
Inferential Statistics
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The P-Value indicates the probability of obtaining observed results if the null hypothesis is true.
False
True
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Why is effect size important for quantitative psychology?
Because it shows how large a study was.
Because it shows the impact of the manipulated and controlled variables.
Because it takes into consideration the distribution of a sample.
Because it offers another measure of the significance of results.
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What statistical technique combines multiple studies' results to provide a quantitative summary of the overall effect?
Meta-analysis
Factor Analysis
Regression Analysis
Multivariate Analysis
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What does the null hypothesis refer to?
A measure indicating the probability of obtaining the observed results
The fact that there are no meaningful results
An absent or missing hypothesis
A baseline assumption to be measured against
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Inferential Statistics are used to
draw conclusions about populations based on sample data
True
False
