Flashcards in 12.1 Analysing Results Of Research Deck (13):
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____ are used to describe the data.
Statistics
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Statistics are used to make ____ and draw conclusions, on the basis of the sample data, about a population.
inferences
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The levels of ____ scale variables have no numerical, quantitative, properties. The levels are simply different categories or groups. Most independent variables in experiments are ____.
nominal
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The variables with ___ scale labels exhibit minimal quantitative distinctions. We can rank order the levels of the variable being studied from lowest to highest.
ordinal
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With an ____ scale variable, the intervals between the levels are equal in size. ____ scales generally have five or more quantitative levels.
interval
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____ scale variables have both equal intervals and an absolute zero point that indicates the absence of the variable being measured.
Ratio
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An important implication of interval and ratio scales is that the data can be summarised using the ____, or arithmetic average.
mean
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There are three basic ways of ___ the results: (1) comparing group percentages, (2) correlating scores of individuals on two variables, and (3) comparing group means.
describing
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A ____ ____ indicates the number of individuals who receive each possible score on a variable.
frequency distribution
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____ ____ divide a whole circle, or pie, into slices that represent relative percentages.
Pie charts
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____ ____ use a separate and distinct bar for each piece of information.
Bar graphs
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____ ____ use a line to represent the distribution of frequencies of scores. This is most useful when the data represent interval or ratio scales.
Frequency polygons
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