Question 1

The best way to display a nominal variable is to use a

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A) histogram. 
B) grouped frequency table. 
C) bar graph. 
D) line graph. 
A) histogram. 
B) grouped frequency table. 
C) bar graph. 
D) line graph.

Question 2

A prison psychologist recorded the number of rule infractions for 15 prison inmates over a six-month period to be 5,4,2,4,3,5,2,0,4,4,5,5,3,4,and 3.
a.Make a frequency table.
b.Make a histogram based on the frequency table.
c.Describe in words the shape of the histogram.

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The answer of A prison psychologist recorded the number of...

Question 3

Usually,the heading for the third column of a frequency table is __________.

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The answer of Usually,the heading for the third column of...

Question 4

Graphs can be deceiving when the width to height proportion differs from __________.

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1.5 width

Question 5

A psychologist would include difficult questions on an intelligence test to reduce the number of perfect scores in order to avoid a(n)__________.

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The answer of A psychologist would include difficult questions on...

Question 6

If the difference between scores of 3 and 4 has the same meaning as the difference between scores of 25 and 26 on a particular measure,the measure is said to be __________.

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The answer of If the difference between scores of 3...

Question 7

If a psychologist summarizes data for a variable in a frequency table,but finds that there are so many values for the variable that the table is too cumbersome to be useful,the next step would be to make a

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A) histogram. 
B) frequency polygon. 
C) grouped frequency table. 
D) bar chart. 
A) histogram. 
B) frequency polygon. 
C) grouped frequency table. 
D) bar chart.

Question 8

A difference between a histogram and a bar graph is that the bar graph

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A) is based on percentages. 
B) has spaces between the bars. 
C) is for numeric values. 
D) begins with a frequency of zero. 
A) is based on percentages. 
B) has spaces between the bars. 
C) is for numeric values. 
D) begins with a frequency of zero.

Question 9

In a histogram,the vertical axis displays __________.

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The answer of In a histogram,the vertical axis displays __________....

Question 10

If someone told you that a distribution showed a floor effect,you would surmise that it is

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A) symmetrical. 
B) positively skewed. 
C) negatively skewed. 
D) rectangular. 
A) symmetrical. 
B) positively skewed. 
C) negatively skewed. 
D) rectangular.

Question 11

In a frequency table,the column designated as "X" lists

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A) the number of scores at each value. 
B) the participant identification numbers. 
C) the possible values of the variable. 
D) all the variables studied. 
A) the number of scores at each value. 
B) the participant identification numbers. 
C) the possible values of the variable. 
D) all the variables studied.

Question 12

A way to simplify a frequency table when there are a large number of possible values is to group the scores into __________.

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The answer of A way to simplify a frequency table...

Question 13

Each of several patients is rated for their degree of depression,and if a particular patient's depression is rated 8 on a 20-point scale,8 represents that patient's

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A) frequency. 
B) variable. 
C) score. 
D) mean. 
A) frequency. 
B) variable. 
C) score. 
D) mean.

Question 14

A distribution that is flatter or more peaked than a normal curve is said to be __________.

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The answer of A distribution that is flatter or more...

Question 15

Another name for an ordinal measurement is a(n)__________.

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rank-order

Question 16

If the exact degree of difference between two scores has no meaning beyond the fact that one is higher than the other,the level of measurement is

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A) nominal. 
B) extraneous. 
C) rank-order. 
D) equal-interval. 
A) nominal. 
B) extraneous. 
C) rank-order. 
D) equal-interval.

Question 17

In a histogram,the vertical dimension shows

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A) the possible values the variable can have. 
B) the intensity of the variable. 
C) the mean score. 
D) the frequency. 
A) the possible values the variable can have. 
B) the intensity of the variable. 
C) the mean score. 
D) the frequency.

Question 18

In a histogram,the horizontal dimension shows

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A) the possible values the variable can have. 
B) the intensity of the variable. 
C) the mean score. 
D) the frequency. 
A) the possible values the variable can have. 
B) the intensity of the variable. 
C) the mean score. 
D) the frequency.

Question 19

Another way to describe a positively skewed distribution is to say that

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A) the distribution is skewed to the left. 
B) the distribution is skewed to the right. 
C) more scores are piled up at the high end of the range. 
D) it illustrates a ceiling effect. 
A) the distribution is skewed to the left. 
B) the distribution is skewed to the right. 
C) more scores are piled up at the high end of the range. 
D) it illustrates a ceiling effect.

Question 20

If a student sees 5.0-9.9 in a table in an article in a psychology journal,the student is seeing

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A) an interval. 
B) a cumulative percent. 
C) a value. 
D) an ordinal rank. 
A) an interval. 
B) a cumulative percent. 
C) a value. 
D) an ordinal rank.

The best way to display a nominal variable is to use a

A prison psychologist recorded the number of rule infractions for 15 prison inmates over a six-month period to be 5,4,2,4,3,5,2,0,4,4,5,5,3,4,and 3. a.Make a frequency table. b.Make a histogram based on the frequency table. c.Describe in words the shape of the histogram.

Usually,the heading for the third column of a frequency table is __________.

Graphs can be deceiving when the width to height proportion differs from __________.

A psychologist would include difficult questions on an intelligence test to reduce the number of perfect scores in order to avoid a(n)__________.

If the difference between scores of 3 and 4 has the same meaning as the difference between scores of 25 and 26 on a particular measure,the measure is said to be __________.

If a psychologist summarizes data for a variable in a frequency table,but finds that there are so many values for the variable that the table is too cumbersome to be useful,the next step would be to make a

A difference between a histogram and a bar graph is that the bar graph

In a histogram,the vertical axis displays __________.

If someone told you that a distribution showed a floor effect,you would surmise that it is

In a frequency table,the column designated as "X" lists

A way to simplify a frequency table when there are a large number of possible values is to group the scores into __________.

Each of several patients is rated for their degree of depression,and if a particular patient's depression is rated 8 on a 20-point scale,8 represents that patient's

A distribution that is flatter or more peaked than a normal curve is said to be __________.

Another name for an ordinal measurement is a(n)__________.

If the exact degree of difference between two scores has no meaning beyond the fact that one is higher than the other,the level of measurement is

In a histogram,the vertical dimension shows

In a histogram,the horizontal dimension shows

Another way to describe a positively skewed distribution is to say that

If a student sees 5.0-9.9 in a table in an article in a psychology journal,the student is seeing

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The best way to display a nominal variable is to use a

A prison psychologist recorded the number of rule infractions for 15 prison inmates over a six-month period to be 5,4,2,4,3,5,2,0,4,4,5,5,3,4,and 3. a.Make a frequency table. b.Make a histogram based on the frequency table. c.Describe in words the shape of the histogram.

Usually,the heading for the third column of a frequency table is __________.

Graphs can be deceiving when the width to height proportion differs from __________.

A psychologist would include difficult questions on an intelligence test to reduce the number of perfect scores in order to avoid a(n)__________.

If the difference between scores of 3 and 4 has the same meaning as the difference between scores of 25 and 26 on a particular measure,the measure is said to be __________.

If a psychologist summarizes data for a variable in a frequency table,but finds that there are so many values for the variable that the table is too cumbersome to be useful,the next step would be to make a

A difference between a histogram and a bar graph is that the bar graph

In a histogram,the vertical axis displays __________.

If someone told you that a distribution showed a floor effect,you would surmise that it is

In a frequency table,the column designated as "X" lists

A way to simplify a frequency table when there are a large number of possible values is to group the scores into __________.

Each of several patients is rated for their degree of depression,and if a particular patient's depression is rated 8 on a 20-point scale,8 represents that patient's

A distribution that is flatter or more peaked than a normal curve is said to be __________.

Another name for an ordinal measurement is a(n)__________.

If the exact degree of difference between two scores has no meaning beyond the fact that one is higher than the other,the level of measurement is

In a histogram,the vertical dimension shows

In a histogram,the horizontal dimension shows

Another way to describe a positively skewed distribution is to say that

If a student sees 5.0-9.9 in a table in an article in a psychology journal,the student is seeing

Central Tendency and Variability

Some Key Ingredients for Inferential Statistics: Z Scores,the Normal Curve, Sample Versus Population, and Probability

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Tests With Means of Samples

Making Sense of Statistical Significance:decision Errors, Effect Size, and Statistical Power

Introduction to T Tests: Single Sample and Dependent Means

The T Test for Independent Means

Introduction to the Analysis of Variance

Factorial Analysis of Variance

Correlation

Prediction

Chi-Square Tests

Strategies When Population Distributions Are Not Normal: Data Transformations and Rank-Order Tests

The General Linear Model and Making Sense of Advanced Statistical Procedures in Research Articles

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