Question 1

In order to convert a number to a z-score,it is necessary within a group of scores to know the standard deviation and the __________.

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Question 2

Dr.Molto wants to graphically visualize the correlational relationship between the variables in his study.He should use a(n)___________.

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Question 3

Using the data she has collected,Jasmine breaks down the entire range of possible scores into classes of equal size and then records the number of scores falling into each class onto a table to form what is known as a(n)
___________.

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Question 4

A bar graph of a frequency distribution is known as a(n) _______.

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Question 5

If you find the difference of each score from the mean of a set of data,square each difference,and then add these squared deviations,average them,and take the square root of this average,you will obtain the _______.

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Question 6

When measure X gets larger,measure Y gets smaller in a(n) _______ correlation.

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Question 7

The Jones have five children aged 3,5,7,10 and 12.The median age of the Jones children is _______.

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Question 8

On a normal curve,the percent of all cases found between a z-score of +1 and a z-score of -1 is _______ percent.

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Question 9

If the mean of a test is 80 and the standard deviation is 10,a person with a z-score of -2.0 on a test scored
__________.

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Question 10

The three basic types of descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency,measures of variability,and
__________ statistics.

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Question 11

After administering a unit test to her psychology students,a college professor calculates the mean and range for this test in order to better understand the performance of her students on the material in this unit.This professor is using _______ statistics.

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Question 12

The range and standard deviation are measures of _______.

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Question 13

Given these scores 22,44,33,55,33,22,44,22,55,22,the mode is _______.

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Question 14

Groups of scores from distributions that are approximately normal can be compared because the relationship does not change between the normal curve and the _______.

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Question 15

Dr.Rodriquez discovers that the more education people have,the more money they tend to earn.Dr.Rodriquez has illustrated a(n) _______ correlation.

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Question 16

The type of statistics that is used to summarize numerical data is called _______ statistics.

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Question 17

Professor Waters calculated the mean,median,and mode of the scores made on the midterm exam.These descriptive statistics are known as the measures of _______.

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Question 18

The existence of a consistent,systematic relationship between two events,measures,or variables is called a(n)
__________.

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Question 19

A graph of a frequency distribution in which the number of scores falling in each class is represented by points on a line is called a(n) _______.

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Question 20

For the numbers 10,17,2,9,and 15,the range is _______.

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Quiz 79: Behavioral Statistics