Chapter 20 Flashcards

1
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Validity

A

Quantitative answers vs. Qualitative

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Reliability

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If you did this research again, would you get the same results?

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3
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Bias

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if you surveyed fans at a whitecaps game asking if the city was fans of the whitecaps.. would you get a good answer for the whole city

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4
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Mean

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A+B+C=D/3

Add up the numbers then divide by the number of numbers

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5
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Median

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The middle value in the list of numbers. If the numbers are listed numerically, pick the number that falls in the middle

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6
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Mode

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The value that occurs the most often. If there are no repetitions, there is no mode

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7
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Range

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The difference between the largest and the smallest

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8
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Income Inequality

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167%

300, 500, 1000, 2000, 6000, 10000, 25000, 50000

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