Midterm Flashcards

1
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simply used as labels to
distinguish one group from the other.

A

Qualitative Variable

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2
Q

area under the curve falls within 2 standard deviations of the mean.

A

About 95%

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3
Q

It is a technique in presenting data that consists of words and figures as part of the presentation.

A

Textual

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4
Q

Are the quantities or qualities measured or observed that are to be collected
and/or analyzed.

A

Data

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5
Q

The value in the distribution that divides an arranged set into two equal parts

A

Median

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6
Q

are nominal and ordinal scales.

A

Categorical Data

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7
Q

It is defined as the difference between the highest value and the lowest value of the distribution.

A

Range

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8
Q

A measure that divides a distribution into four equal parts.

A

Quartile

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9
Q

The number of data belonging to a class interval is _______.

A

Class Frequency

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10
Q

The square root of the variance is ________.

A

Standard Deviation

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11
Q

a more reliable measure of variability

A

Interquartile Range

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12
Q

measures how many standard deviations an observation is above or below the mean and allows us to compare the results to different normal
distributions.

A

Z- Score

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13
Q

area under the curve falls within 3 standard deviations of the mean.

A

99.7%

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14
Q

are three values that split a data in four equal parts.

A

Quartiles

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15
Q

The total area under the normal curve is.

A

Equal to 1

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16
Q

are 99 values that split data in 100 equal parts.

A

Percentiles

17
Q

is one that can be measured
and ordered according on quantity.

A

Quantitative Variable

18
Q

Value with the largest frequency

A

Mode

19
Q

determines a numerical value in the central region of a distribution of
scores.

A

Central Tendency

20
Q

It refers to a property that can take on different values or categories which cannot be predicted with certainty.

A

Variable

21
Q

The grouping or category defined by a lower boundary and an upper boundary is.

A

Class Boundary

22
Q

The probability sum is not greater than.

A

!.0

23
Q

A tabular arrangement of data by categories and their corresponding frequencies.

A

Frequency Distribution

24
Q

are ratio and interval scales.

A

Continuous Data

25
Q

area under the curve falls within 1 standard deviation of the mean.

A

About 68%

26
Q

It is the midpoint of a class interval.

A

Class mark

27
Q

are nine values that split data in 10 equal parts.

A

Deciles

28
Q

A measure that is not affected by the extreme scores

A

Median