Ch1 - Statistical Notation

Question 1

notation for the individual measurements or scored obtained for research participant

Answer 1

the letter X (or X and Y if there are multiple scores for each individual)

Question 2

notation for the number of scores in a data set

Answer 2

N for a population
or
n for a sample

Question 3

notation for “the sum of”

Answer 3

greek letter, Σ
(ex. ΣX identifies the sum of the scores)