Exam 19: Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

In order to make decisions regarding the best reading program to use,Hope will be generalizing from the results of small samples of students.Hope is using __________ Statistics.

On a graph,the vertical line or Y axis is called

A coefficient of correlation that is close to zero indicates a __________ relationship.

Regarding z-scores,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the normal curve,which of the following statements is FALSE?

It is important to keep in mind that correlation __________ causation.

Which of the following correlations is depicted below?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the normal curve is a useful tool in psychological statistics?

On a normal curve,95 percent of all the cases would be found between which two SDs?

Twenty psychology students took a 10-point practice test.Their scores were as follows: 3,3,4,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,8,8,9,9,9,9,10,10,10,10.What would be the median?

Professor Warren calculated the mean,median,and mode of the scores made on the midterm exam.These descriptive statistics are known as

Frequency distributions provide a method of

For a group of students,a researcher obtains their grades in high school and their grades in college and plot the intersection of these paired measures for each person on a graph as a single point.This graph is called a

Graphical statistics,measures of central tendency,and measures of variability are the three basic types of __________statistics.

The college admissions office has determined that the correlation between IQ scores and college grade point average is .50.What percent of the variation in college grades is Accounted for by knowing IQ scores?

Higher alcohol levels are related to lower coordination scores.This would be a

If a correlation is -1.00,then which type of relationship exists?

Which type of statistics are used to summarize large amounts of data so that they become more meaningful and easier to communicate to others?

Correlations allow us to

If two variables have a correlation of -1.00,then