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what is the average called
mean
what is the number that is in the middle of a set of data
median
what is the most frequently occurring number in a a data set
mode
what is the measure of dispersion of the numbers from their mean value
standard deviation
what is used to indicate the reliability of an estimate
confidence interval
what is the typical confidence interval
95%
what is statistical significance
means there is statistical evidence that there is a difference between one measurement and another
what is the test that is sometimes used to assess statistical significance
probability value (p-value)
another word for arithmetic mean
average
the score that separates the top and bottom halves of the date is called the
median
the analysis tool that indicates how close numbers in a data set are to the mean is called the
standard deviation
a tool used to indicate the reliability of an estimate
confidence interval
statistics are used as a basis for __ research
quantitative research
in microsoft excel the p value can be calculated using the
Ztest
if something is unlikely to have occurred by chance it is considered to be
statistically significant
a standard deviation is a measurement of
dispersion
when calculating a confidence interval using microsoft excel the acceptable degree of error is entered as the
alpha
What are the 4 divisions to the Method section
design, subjects, instruments, procedure
Where would you find the search engines, search strings that were used
first paragraph of the literature review
what is co morbidity
having a second medical or psychological condition
a part of a document whose purpose is to convince others of the value of a research project
proposal
a section before the introduction that summarizes the writing that is to follow
abstract
the question that is to be researched is sometimes called a
hypothesis
the author demonstrates their awareness of existing research in the
literature review
a step by step description of how the research will be conducted is found in the
procedure
a reference to another’s work is sometimes called
citation
an author often discusses their own opinions of the research in the
conclusion
the list of sources used in a research paper are also called
references
the section that follows the abstract is called the
introduction
it is important that the title be
concise yet descriptive
