Question 1

What does probability refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) a non-random event 
B) a sure thing 
C) an event in time characterized by the presence of unlikely phenomena 
D) the chance of something occurring 
A) a non-random event 
B) a sure thing 
C) an event in time characterized by the presence of unlikely phenomena 
D) the chance of something occurring D

Question 2

Probabilities are expressed as:

Accepted Answer

A) cardinal numbers 
B) whole numbers 
C) percentages 
D) proportions 
A) cardinal numbers 
B) whole numbers 
C) percentages 
D) proportions D

Question 3

If you wanted to calculate the probability of a unique event,you could divide the number of favorable outcomes by:

Accepted Answer

A) the reciprocal of all possible outcomes 
B) the total number of times the unique event occurs 
C) the total number of outcomes 
D) you wouldn't divide,you would multiply the event by the number of times it occurs 
A) the reciprocal of all possible outcomes 
B) the total number of times the unique event occurs 
C) the total number of outcomes 
D) you wouldn't divide,you would multiply the event by the number of times it occurs C

What does probability refer to?

Probabilities are expressed as:

If you wanted to calculate the probability of a unique event,you could divide the number of favorable outcomes by:

Introduction to Statistics

Levels of Measurement

Graphical Statistics

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Filters

Exam 24: Addendum Probability

What does probability refer to?

Probabilities are expressed as:

If you wanted to calculate the probability of a unique event,you could divide the number of favorable outcomes by:

Introduction to Statistics

Levels of Measurement

Graphical Statistics

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Filters