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IV

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independent variable or experimental variable

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DV

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dependent variable

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what happens with the IV in an experiment

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the IV gets manipulated by the researcher

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what happens with the IV in an experiment

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Manipulated by the researcher

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Examples of an independent variable

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counseling, exercise, mindfulness

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Examples of an dependent variable

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weight, IQ, drinks, time, money spent,

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quasi-experimental

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research that does not use random sampling

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systematic sampling/kth sampling

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1st participant is randomly sampled, then the next is picked every 10th person

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non probablity sample

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subjects are selected by the researcher

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convenience sampling

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the intact existing group is used with no random sampling

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quota sample

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your sample has the same type of characteristics that existing in population being studied

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hypothesis

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hunch/idea

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RA fisher

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father of statistics and experimental design

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14
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each experiment has what two hypothesis

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null hypothesis, experimental hypothesis

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null hypothesis

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no difference/significance between the control and experimental groups

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test of significance

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a statistical test that assesses whether a result obtained from an experiment is important enough or not

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level of sigificance

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confidence level of research
probability of difference between groups alpha level

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18
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social sciences significance

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p or probabilty is less than .05

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if p is <.05

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probability that differences are less than 5% chance

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the lower the p (.01 or .001) the lower the?

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the chance factors or the more convincing the experiment

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greater statistical power, the more?

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confidence in the validity of the research

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two types of resarch errors

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Type I and Type II

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Type I error

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reject null when true

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Type II Error

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accept null when false

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the probability of making a type I error is

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equal to the level of significance

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If your p value is .05 then?

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.05 is the probablity of making a type I error

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If your p value is less than .05

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accept null hypothesis

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28
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extraneous variables are

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errors

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29
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internal validity

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makes the conclusions of a causal relationship credible and trustworthy

High internal validity demonstrates causal link

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external validity

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can the expreimental findings be generalized to other peeople/groups

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instrumentation threat

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threat to validity in the instrumentation or measurment methods

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maturation

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threat to validity effect of time rather than IV on text subject results

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33
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statistical regression

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low scores move up and high scores move down twoard the mean

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external threat to validity

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findings will not generalize to real world

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t-test/student’s t-test

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tests a hypothesis between two normally distrubuted samples and must have 30 participants

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correlated t-test

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same group measured on 2 occasions (pre/post test)

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37
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What does an Anova do

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compares more than 2 groups / analysis of variance

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38
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results of Anova is what

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F value

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39
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more than one DV requires

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MANOVA

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what is an ANCOVA

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analysis of covariance/an adjustment to the groups

41
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hawthorn effect/reactive effect

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an individual being observed does better when being observed

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correlational research asks

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does a relationship between an IV and DV exist

43
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Pearson product-moment correlation/correlation coefficient

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correlation of choice in a cousneling study

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range of a correlation coefficient

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-1.00 to 0 to +1.00

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correlation coefficient

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a statistical relationship between two variables

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what is a perfect correlation

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-1 or +1

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what is a negative or inverse correlation

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one variable goes up when another goes down

48
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what is a zero correlation

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no relationship

49
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gaussian curve is also a

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bell shaped curve and is normally distributed

50
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measures of central tendancy

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mean, median, mode

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mean

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average or most useful measure

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median

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middle or 50th percentile

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mode

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most often occuring amount/top or high point of graph

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in a normal distrbution the mean, median and mode are what

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the same value

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a curve with 2 points

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bimodal curve

56
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multimodal curve

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two modes

57
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distrbution tail to right

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positively skewed

58
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distribution tail to left

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negatively skewed

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y-axis

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ordinate - goes up and down like the letter y

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x-axis

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absissa

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histogram

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bar graph

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range

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measure of variablity or difference between the highest and lowest

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SD or Standard deviation is

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the square root of the variance

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95%

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number of scores/cases that fall between 2 +/- standard diviations

65
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99.70%

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number of scores/cases that fall between 3 +/- standard diviations

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z-score

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standard deviation

67
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t-score

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mean is 50 and score is 10 points above or below the mean

68
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stanines

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standard 9 scores and divide the distrbution into 9 equal intervals hwere the mean is 5 with a standard diviation of 2

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descriptive statsitics

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range, variance, standard deviation and are not experimental

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nominal scale

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indentify and classify, are qualitiative - eye color, blood type

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ordinal scale

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describe variables that are rank ordered - high med low

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interval scale

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describe numbers that are scaled at equal distances - Fahrenheit

73
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ratio scale

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each number is measured from zero - height, weight

74
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survey

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questionnaire to a sample population

75
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ethnographic research

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holistic and inductive , overall dynamics

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inductive reasoning

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genernalize based on specific observations

77
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deductive reasoning

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general principles inform a hypothesis

78
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halo effect

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Thorndyke - rate on one characteristic but really influenced by another

79
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horn effect

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a attribute you find negative will influcence your decision

80
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rosenthal effect

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experiement expectations might influence change

81
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double blind

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both the researcher and the groups do not know who is in what group

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norms

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normal, typical average person who to is being studied

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N

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number of subjects in a study

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N=1

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single subject design - case study

85
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AB design

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A = baseline meansurement, B=apply intervention then see if something changed

86
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ABC design

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two treatment interventions

87
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ABA design

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when a treatment returns to baseline measurement

88
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ABAB design

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Baseline, treatment, baseline, treatment, ending on a treatment phase

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counterbalancing

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the way stimulus is presented can bias a study. Counterbalancing changes the way interventions are presented to groups

90
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percentile rank

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percentage is different than percentile: percentage is scoring 50% of test questions, pecentile is scoring better than 50% of test takers

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raw score

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unaltered scores,

92
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directional hypothesis

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how will scores be different

93
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nondirectional hypothesis

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scores will be different - not how

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metaanaylsis

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combine multiple research studies

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parametric

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scores/numbers in on a continuum, chi-square test

96
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nonparametric

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nominal/ordinal or do not lie on a continum, anova or t-test

97
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Empirical rule in a normal distribution:

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All scores will fall within 3 standard deviations from the mean as 68% at 1 SD, 95% at 2 SD, and 99% 3 SD

98
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Empirical rule in a normal distribution:

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All scores will fall within 3 standard deviations from the mean as 68% at 1 SD, 95% at 2 SD, and 99% 3 SD

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