finalexamquestionsreview4

Question 1

what is the average called

Answer 1

mean

Question 2

what is the number that is in the middle of a set of data

Answer 2

median

Question 3

what is the most frequently occurring number in a a data set

Answer 3

mode

Question 4

what is the measure of dispersion of the numbers from their mean value

Answer 4

standard deviation

Question 5

what is used to indicate the reliability of an estimate

Answer 5

confidence interval

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what is the typical confidence interval

Answer 6

95%

Question 7

what is statistical significance

Answer 7

means there is statistical evidence that there is a difference between one measurement and another

Question 8

what is the test that is sometimes used to assess statistical significance

Answer 8

probability value (p-value)

Question 9

another word for arithmetic mean

Answer 9

average

Question 10

the score that separates the top and bottom halves of the date is called the

Answer 10

median

Question 11

the analysis tool that indicates how close numbers in a data set are to the mean is called the

Answer 11

standard deviation

Question 12

a tool used to indicate the reliability of an estimate

Answer 12

confidence interval

Question 13

statistics are used as a basis for __ research

Answer 13

quantitative research

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in microsoft excel the p value can be calculated using the

Answer 14

Ztest

Question 15

if something is unlikely to have occurred by chance it is considered to be

Answer 15

statistically significant

Question 16

a standard deviation is a measurement of

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dispersion

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when calculating a confidence interval using microsoft excel the acceptable degree of error is entered as the

Answer 17

alpha

Question 18

What are the 4 divisions to the Method section

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design, subjects, instruments, procedure

Question 19

Where would you find the search engines, search strings that were used

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first paragraph of the literature review

Question 20

what is co morbidity

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having a second medical or psychological condition

Question 21

a part of a document whose purpose is to convince others of the value of a research project

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proposal

Question 22

a section before the introduction that summarizes the writing that is to follow

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abstract

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the question that is to be researched is sometimes called a

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hypothesis

Question 24

the author demonstrates their awareness of existing research in the

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literature review

Question 25

a step by step description of how the research will be conducted is found in the

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procedure

Question 26

a reference to another’s work is sometimes called

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citation

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an author often discusses their own opinions of the research in the

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conclusion

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the list of sources used in a research paper are also called

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references

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the section that follows the abstract is called the

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introduction

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it is important that the title be

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concise yet descriptive