Exam 1: Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries

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Calculate the Calculate the   <sup> </sup><sup> </sup>in which x is the number of words recalled 2,3,4. in which x is the number of words recalled 2,3,4.

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Studies concerned with the effectiveness of subliminal perception have looked at changes in product desirability as a function of messages presented at sub-threshold levels of stimulation.In those studies,the measure of desirability is called the _____ variable.

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Ordinal measures provide information about the magnitude of the differences between the objects.

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_____ statistics are used to summarize a group of scores from a sample or a population,while _____ statistics are used to make statements about a population based on sample data.

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Suppose a researcher is interested in how fast a person can identify the names on a list of objects.In this situation,the variable of speed is

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The real limits of the number 20 are:

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The real limits of a number are those points falling one measurement unit above and one measurement unit below that number.

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Taking measurements on a sample and then,from the observations,inferring something about a population is known as _____:

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A nonrandom sample of the population may lead to bias results.

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Distinguish between descriptive and inferential statistics.

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The essential characteristic of random sampling is that every member of the population:

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Variables measured on ordinal,interval,or ratio levels are known as _____ variables,while variables measured on a nominal level are called _____ variables.

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Dr.Qui is studying the influence gender has on the type of car a person drives.Both of these variables are considered a ____________________ scale of measurement.

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The probability of observing a head on the sixth toss after flipping a coin 5 times and observing five tails is ____.

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ÓX2 = 30 ÓX<sup>2</sup> = 30

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The number of grains of sand in a sand box has ____ properties.

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Dr.Johnson hypothesizes that NutraSweet reduces short-term memory.In order to test her hypothesis she gives 10 subjects a beverage containing NutraSweet (treatment group)and 10 subjects a beverage without NutraSweet (control group).She then measures the subject's ability to recall a list of numbers.Dr.Johnson's dependent variable is measured using _____scale of measurement.

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The real limits of 1.672 are ____.

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Given the following data for X and Y variables,calculate Ó(X +Y) Given the following data for X and Y variables,calculate Ó(X +Y)

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The number of hours a person sleeps in a 24 hour periods is considered a ____________________variable.

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