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Social Studies
9th -
12thgrade
Psychology -- Research Methods, Day 3, Stats
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Statistics
Branch of mathematics that is concerned with the collection and interpretation of data from samples.
A table or graph that shows how often different numbers, or scores, appear in a particular set of scores.
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Descriptive Statistics
A way of organizing numbers and summarizing them so that they can be understood.
A table or graph that shows how often different numbers, or scores, appear in a particular set of scores.
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Frequency Distribution
A table or graph that shows how often different numbers, or scores, appear in a particular set of scores.
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
The most frequently occurring score in a data set; a measure of central tendency.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Mean
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
The most frequently occurring score in a data set; a measure of central tendency.
Branch of mathematics that is concerned with the collection and interpretation of data from samples.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Median
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
The most frequently occurring score in a data set; a measure of central tendency.
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
Branch of mathematics that is concerned with the collection and interpretation of data from samples.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Mode
The most frequently occurring score in a data set; a measure of central tendency.
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
A table or graph that shows how often different numbers, or scores, appear in a particular set of scores.
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