Question 1

What is a mean difference? Why is it important to know what a mean difference is?.

Accepted Answer

Many tests that have been used historically to diagnose disabilities such as mental retardation have been shown to exhibit mean differences. A specific cultural or linguistic group may have a different mean or average score than that reported for most of the population; this is a mean difference. Accordingly, minority students should not be judged by an acceptable average for a different population.

Question 2

What does the vertical line in the normal distribution represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Median 
B)  Mode 
C)  Mean 
D)  Central tendency 
A)  Median 
B)  Mode 
C)  Mean 
D)  Central tendency C

Question 3

Derived scores allow professionals to compare how a student performed on a task in comparison with a larger group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In this set of data, what measures of central tendency are represented by the number 77? 65, 66, 82, 95, 77.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In this set of data, what measures...

Question 5

Median is another name for simple average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Using the data set below, answer the questions that follow.
 
-What is the median?

Accepted Answer

A)  69 
B)  76 
C)  26 
D)  67 
A)  69 
B)  76 
C)  26 
D)  67

Question 7

When students enroll in school and are provided with an identification number-a combination of letters and numbers-this number is which scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ratio 
B)  Interval 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Nominal 
A)  Ratio 
B)  Interval 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Nominal

Question 8

An individual with an IQ of 130 may be classified as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning disability 
B)  Gifted 
C)  Mental retardation 
D)  Autism 
A)  Learning disability 
B)  Gifted 
C)  Mental retardation 
D)  Autism

Question 9

Why is it necessary to understand the average performance of students in a particular grade or age level?

Accepted Answer

Understanding the average performance of

Question 10

Using the information below, answer the questions that follow.
Miss Bridget teaches in a small learning support class. The follow are the data from a recent math assessment from three of her students: 84, 80, 74.
-What is the variance?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.11 
B)  10 
C)  79.33 
D)  16.8889 
A)  4.11 
B)  10 
C)  79.33 
D)  16.8889

Question 11

A seventh-grade pre-algebra class completed the first test of the new school year. Here are the data resulting from the first test: 100, 99, 95, 90, 89, 85, 84, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 70, 68, 65, 62, 60, 59, 55. In this set of data, what does the number 45 represent?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A seventh-grade pre-algebra class completed the first...

Question 12

Organizing data to see how the data cluster is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measures of Dispersion 
B)  Measures of Central Tendency 
C)  Frequency 
D)  Normal Distribution 
A)  Measures of Dispersion 
B)  Measures of Central Tendency 
C)  Frequency 
D)  Normal Distribution

Question 13

In a normal distribution, most students' scores fall at the edges of the bell curve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It is possible for the mean score of a data set to become influenced by an extreme score in the data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are the four steps required to calculating variance.

Accepted Answer

The steps include:
-Step 1: To calculate

Question 16

Organizing data to see how the data spread away from the mean is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measures of Dispersion 
B)  Measures of Central Tendency 
C)  Frequency 
D)  Normal Distribution 
A)  Measures of Dispersion 
B)  Measures of Central Tendency 
C)  Frequency 
D)  Normal Distribution

Question 17

What type of score is derived when scores are divided into 10 groups, and each group represents 10% of the obtained scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decile 
B)  T-score 
C)  Stanine 
D)  z score 
A)  Decile 
B)  T-score 
C)  Stanine 
D)  z score

Question 18

Using the data set below, answer the questions that follow.
 
-What is the approximate mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  69 
B)  63 
C)  26 
D)  67 
A)  69 
B)  63 
C)  26 
D)  67

Question 19

What type of distribution is depicted below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive skew-Large number of scores occur below the mean. 
B)  Positive skew-Large number of scores occur above the mean. 
C)  Negative skew-Large number of scores occur below the mean. 
D)  Negative skew-Large number of scores occur above the mean. 
A)  Positive skew-Large number of scores occur below the mean. 
B)  Positive skew-Large number of scores occur above the mean. 
C)  Negative skew-Large number of scores occur below the mean. 
D)  Negative skew-Large number of scores occur above the mean.

Question 20

A graph of class data is below. What is this type of graph called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequency distribution 
B)  Normal distribution 
C)  Bell curve 
D)  Frequency polygon 
A)  Frequency distribution 
B)  Normal distribution 
C)  Bell curve 
D)  Frequency polygon

What is a mean difference? Why is it important to know what a mean difference is?.

What does the vertical line in the normal distribution represent?

Derived scores allow professionals to compare how a student performed on a task in comparison with a larger group.

In this set of data, what measures of central tendency are represented by the number 77? 65, 66, 82, 95, 77.

Median is another name for simple average.

Using the data set below, answer the questions that follow. -What is the median?

When students enroll in school and are provided with an identification number-a combination of letters and numbers-this number is which scale?

An individual with an IQ of 130 may be classified as which of the following?

Why is it necessary to understand the average performance of students in a particular grade or age level?

Using the information below, answer the questions that follow. Miss Bridget teaches in a small learning support class. The follow are the data from a recent math assessment from three of her students: 84, 80, 74. -What is the variance?

A seventh-grade pre-algebra class completed the first test of the new school year. Here are the data resulting from the first test: 100, 99, 95, 90, 89, 85, 84, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 70, 68, 65, 62, 60, 59, 55. In this set of data, what does the number 45 represent?

Organizing data to see how the data cluster is called which of the following?

In a normal distribution, most students' scores fall at the edges of the bell curve.

It is possible for the mean score of a data set to become influenced by an extreme score in the data.

What are the four steps required to calculating variance.

Organizing data to see how the data spread away from the mean is called which of the following?

What type of score is derived when scores are divided into 10 groups, and each group represents 10% of the obtained scores?

Using the data set below, answer the questions that follow. -What is the approximate mean?

What type of distribution is depicted below?

A graph of class data is below. What is this type of graph called?

Introduction

Laws, Ethics, and Issues

Reliability and Validity

An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment

Curriculum-Based Assessment and Other Informal Measures

Response to Intervention and Progress Monitoring

Academic Assessment

Assessment of Behavior

Measures of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior

Special Considerations of Assessment in Early Childhood

Special Considerations of Transition

Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention

Extension : Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention

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Exam 3: Descriptive Statistics

What is a mean difference? Why is it important to know what a mean difference is?.

What does the vertical line in the normal distribution represent?

Derived scores allow professionals to compare how a student performed on a task in comparison with a larger group.

In this set of data, what measures of central tendency are represented by the number 77? 65, 66, 82, 95, 77.

Median is another name for simple average.

Using the data set below, answer the questions that follow. -What is the median?

When students enroll in school and are provided with an identification number-a combination of letters and numbers-this number is which scale?

An individual with an IQ of 130 may be classified as which of the following?

Why is it necessary to understand the average performance of students in a particular grade or age level?

Using the information below, answer the questions that follow. Miss Bridget teaches in a small learning support class. The follow are the data from a recent math assessment from three of her students: 84, 80, 74. -What is the variance?

A seventh-grade pre-algebra class completed the first test of the new school year. Here are the data resulting from the first test: 100, 99, 95, 90, 89, 85, 84, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 70, 68, 65, 62, 60, 59, 55. In this set of data, what does the number 45 represent?

Organizing data to see how the data cluster is called which of the following?

In a normal distribution, most students' scores fall at the edges of the bell curve.

It is possible for the mean score of a data set to become influenced by an extreme score in the data.

What are the four steps required to calculating variance.

Organizing data to see how the data spread away from the mean is called which of the following?

What type of score is derived when scores are divided into 10 groups, and each group represents 10% of the obtained scores?

Using the data set below, answer the questions that follow. -What is the approximate mean?

What type of distribution is depicted below?

A graph of class data is below. What is this type of graph called?

Introduction

Laws, Ethics, and Issues

Reliability and Validity

An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment

Curriculum-Based Assessment and Other Informal Measures

Response to Intervention and Progress Monitoring

Academic Assessment

Assessment of Behavior

Measures of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior

Special Considerations of Assessment in Early Childhood

Special Considerations of Transition

Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention

Extension : Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention

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