Exam 16: Psychology Applied to Work

A count of the number of scores that fall within each of a series of intervals is a ________.

Today, psychologists reviewing the literature in a given area of research tend to rely on the ________ method to reach conclusions.

Correlation coefficients can range from ________.

In a frequency histogram, frequency is usually marked along the ________.

A low correlation coefficient is indicated by correlations in the range ________.

To find the standard deviation, we must first find the ________.

The normal curve is ________.

The mean of a set of numbers 5, 5, 6, 6, 10, 10 is ________.

The scale that provides the least information is a(n) ________ scale.

The following distribution is ________.

A student ranking various graduate schools on a 5-point scale is using a(n) ________ scale.

If you know that the median is greater than the mean, you can predict that the ________.

On a(n) ________ scale, data are ranked from first to last according to some criterion, and the distance between points on the scale are not specified.

A high correlation coefficient is indicated by correlations in the range ________.

Classifying workers in a factory according to whether they are blue-collar or white-collar workers is using a(n) ________ scale.

A statistical procedure for combining the results of several studies so the strength, consistency, and direction of the effect can be measured is known as ________.

A branch of mathematics that psychologists use to organize and analyze data is known as ________.

A perfect positive correlation occurs when the dots on a scatter plot form a ________.

Each of the following is true of an interval scale except that it ________.

An IQ test typically rates people according to a(n) ________ scale.