2.3.1 and 2.3.2 Flashcards
Mean
The art humerus average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores then dividing by the number of scores
Median
The middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it
Mean can become…
Distorted by extreme numbers
Averaged are derived from scores with…
Low variability are more reliable than averages with high variability
Range
The difference between the highest and lowest scores Ina distribution
Standard deviation
A computes measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
Mode
The most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution
Normal curve
A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean and fewer and fewer near the extremes
Representative samples are better than….
Biased samples
Less-variable observations are more reliable than those….
That are more variable
More cases are…
Better than fewer
Statistical significance
A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance
Artistically significant indicated the…
Likelihood that a result will happen by chance but does now say anything about the importance of the result