moobs

Question 1

mean

Answer 1

In statistics, the mean is the mathematical average of a set of numbers. The average is calculated by adding up two or more scores and dividing the total by the number of scores.

Question 2

mode

Answer 2

The mode is the most frequently occurring score in a set of given numbers.

Question 3

median

Answer 3

The median is the middle score in a set of given numbers.

Question 4

range

Answer 4

A statistical measure of variance. It is calculated by subtracting the lowest score from the highest score and then adding one

Question 5

standard deviation

Answer 5

Standard deviations are scores around the mean of a distribution. It measures how much a set of scores is dispersed around an average measure of variability. Deviations around the mean can be calculated to express it as a variance or a standard deviation.

Question 6

independent variable

Answer 6

The independent variable is the characteristic of a psychology experiment that is manipulated or changed. For example, in an experiment looking at the effects of studying on test scores, studying would be the independent variable

Question 7

dependent variable

Answer 7

The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured in an experiment. For example, in a study looking at how tutoring impacts test scores, the dependent variable would be the participants’ test scores