research final Flashcards
what is a randomized process
the chances of a particular outcome occurring as the result of a random process
what is behavior prediction
probability can say something will likely happen, but not exactly when
what is complement
the chances a thing will not happen
the opposite of probability
what is p-score
tells you the odds of getting a particular result
small P value = good
P>0.10 is what
no evidence against the null hypothesis
0.05<P <0.10 is what
weak evidence against the null hypothesis
P<0.001 is what
very strong evidence
what is null hypothesis
the idea your hypothesis will not work
what is mean
the average
add them all and divide the number of items
what is median
the middle number in a set
what is mode
the number that appears the MOST
more useful for categorical data
when does the normal distribution (bell curve) occur
the mean is 0
the standard deviation is 1
the scores occur 50/50 on each side of the mean
mean, median and mode are equal
what are inferential statistics
used to make an inference about a population by measuring a part of the population
what is confidence interval
using the margin of error
effect size =
mean treatment - mean control
OVER
standard deviation
what is a false positive
when the null hypothesis is falsely rejected
ALPHA
what is a false negative
when the null hypothesis is falsely accepted
BETA
what does correlation indicate
association only
what does a confounding variable mean
another variable
what is reliability
outcomes are consistent when repeated
what is validity
measures exactly what you want them to measure