Assessment

Question 1

ipsative scale

Answer 1

provides information about an individual. No comparisons are made between an individual and others

Question 2

normative scale

Answer 2

gives information about individuals, but allows the examiner to make comparisons between the single individual and others

Question 3

Cluster sampling

Answer 3

Groups are randomized; not the individuals

Question 4

Stratified Random Sampling

Answer 4

predetermined percentage randomly sampled from each subpopulation

Question 5

Pearson’s r

Answer 5

Used in correlational studies

Question 6

t-test

Answer 6

Used when there is one independent variable, one experimental group, and one control group.

Question 7

ANOVA

Answer 7

Used when there is more than one independent variable or more than one experimental group.

Question 8

chi-square

Answer 8

Used to determine if obtained results differ at all from chance.

Question 9

True Variance

Answer 9

Also called the “coefficient of determination” is obtained by squaring the correlation coefficient

Question 10

Type I Error

Alpha

Answer 10

Reject when true

Reject null when it is true

Question 11

Type II Error

Beta

Answer 11

Accept when false

Accept null when it is false

Question 12

Stringent level of significance

Answer 12

Lowers Type I & Raises Type II

Question 13

Appraisal

Answer 13

… can be defined as the process of assessing or estimating attributes

Question 14

Test

Answer 14

… can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior

Question 15

Measure

Answer 15

… connotes a number score has been assigned to the person’s attribute score

Question 16

Chi-Square

Answer 16

… is a nonparametric statistical measure that tests whether a distribution differs significantly from an expected theoretical distribution.

Question 17

Occam’s Razor

Answer 17

… or parsimony. The tendency to interpret results in the simplest manner.