Drawing Conclusions Flashcards
1
Q
What is reliability?
A
the extent to which the results are consistent when the environment is repeated more than once
2
Q
What is validity?
A
is how accurate the instruments in an experiment actually measure what they are supposed to measure
3
Q
A test or method cannot be valid unless it is?
A
reliable
4
Q
What are inferential statistics?
A
are used to form conclusions and generalize findings to the population
5
Q
What are generalisations?
A
when we apply findings to the wider population
6
Q
What needs to occur for generalizations to be made?
A
- no ethics breached
- no major extraneous variables
- no convenience sampling
- big sample size
7
Q
What is a conclusion?
A
decision or judgement about the results
- states whether the hypothesis has been supported or rejected
8
Q
What is standard deviation?
A
shows how far the scores with a set of scores are set out from the mean
