Research stats - AS descriptive stats, levels of measurement

Question 1

If I add all numbers together and divide by the amount of numbers I am calculating the

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mean

Question 2

In p<0.05 what does the p stand for?

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Probability

Question 3

If your probability is p<0.05 which hypothesis should you accept?

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Alternate hypothesis

Question 4

A scatter plot is an example of

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descriptive statistics

Question 5

Data that involves participant's feelings and thoughts and is in written form is called...

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Qualitative data

Question 6

Would a probability of p<0.05 be significant?

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Yes

Question 7

Data collected from Government statistics and newspapers is called...

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Secondary data

Question 8

What type of graph is this?

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Scattergraph

Question 9

20% of a psychology class fail the exam, what is this as a fraction?

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1/5th, 2/10ths

Question 10

When would you NOT use the mean as a measure of central tendency?

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When you had extreme scores, When you had a skewed distribution

Question 11

The only measure of central tendency that can be found with nominal data is

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mode

Question 12

What type of distribution is this?

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A normal distribution

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a parametric test?

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Nominal data

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of descriptive statistics?

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tests of significance

Question 15

What type of graph is this?

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Bar chart

Question 16

What is standard deviation?

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The square root of the variance, How scores vary from the mean

Question 17

What is the mean of the following scores? 5,10,5,8,2

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6

Question 18

What do we call the value of a test statistic?

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Calculated value

Question 19

Which level of measurement would you use when rating how stressful certain experiences are?

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Ordinal

Question 20

What are the requirements of a parametric test?

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Normal distribution of scores, Interval data

Question 21

0.05 is what as a percentage?

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5%

Question 22

A researcher records how many participants have blue, green and brown eyes. This is..

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Nominal data

Question 23

Would a probability of p>0.05 be significant?

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No

Question 24

In statistical analysis, what does N stand for?

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Number of p's in a study

Question 25

What is the median of the following scores: 10, 6, 7, 2, 5?

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6

Question 26

Which type of data is the mode most likely to be used with?

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Nominal

Question 27

What is the range of the following scores? 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 25, 29

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27

Question 28

A researcher collects scores out of 20 from participants on a memory test. This is....

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Interval data

Question 29

Which level of measurement would you use when counting the days a person has had off school?

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Interval

Question 30

Which level of measurement would you use when asking people to state their reasons for days off

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Nominal

Question 31

What probability level do psychologists generally use?

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95%, 0.95

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