Exam 16: Psychology Applied to Work

The mean of a set of numbers 100, 90, 80, 50, 30 is ________.

There is a zero on a(n) ________ scale only.

Plotting a normal distribution on a graph yields a ________.

We say that a curve is skewed to the left if the ________.

About ________ percent of scores fall between the mean and one standard deviation above and below the mean in a normal distribution.

Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

A thermometer uses a(n) ________ scale.

A scale with equal distances between the points, or values, but without a true zero is called a(n) ________ scale.

Which of the following could be a correlation coefficient?

Traditionally, psychologists reviewing the literature in a particular area of research relied on the ________ method to reach conclusions.

When the dots on a scatter plot form a cigar shape, the correlation is ________.

A store owner wishes to determine which shoe size she should stock in the greatest quantity. She would be most interested in the ________ of her customers' shoe sizes.

Which of the following can be used to describe if two or more sets of measurements are in any way associated with each other?

If we take a large enough number of measurements of almost any characteristic, the result is most likely to be ________.

About ________ percent of scores fall between 2 standard deviations above and below the mean.

Birth and death rates would be two measures that would use a(n) ________ scale.

When two modes occur in a distribution, it is called a _________ distribution.

An ordinal scale ________ equal distances between the points and ________ a true zero.

In a set of incomes in which most people are in the $15,000 through $40,000 range, which measure of central tendency would be most disturbed by an income of $1 million?

A scatter plot is used to determine ________.