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Research Methods: Descriptive Statistics KR Flashcards

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1
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How do we analyse Quantitative data

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by using descriptive statistics

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What type of data does descriptive statistics analyse?

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Quantitative data

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Descriptive statistics analyses quantitative data. What two ways of doing this?

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Measures of dispersion and measures of central tendency

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What is meant by measures of central tendency?

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any measure of the average value in a set of data

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What is meant by measures of dispersion?

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the spread of scores

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Name the three ways in which we can uses measures of central tendency to analyse quantitative data

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Mean, Median, Mode

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Mean median and mode are apart of which descriptive statistic?

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measures of central tendency

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Summarise Mode as a measure of central tendency

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most common score

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Summarise Median as a measure of central tendency

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central/middle score in a ranked list

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Summarise Mean as a measure of central tendency

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Mathematical average

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True or False: there can be only one mode in a data set

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False: there can be more than one mode in a data set

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Which level of measurement uses Mode?

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nominal

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Which measure of central tendency is used with nominal data?

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Mode

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How is mode calculated?

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take the most common frequency

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A03: What is a strength of mode?

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it is easy to calculate and less prone to distortion by extreme scores

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A03: Why is mode less prone to distortion by extreme scores?

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it doesn’t take into account all of the scores, only the most common

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A03: What is a weakness of mode?

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it doesn’t take account of all scores

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A03: Why is it a weakness of mode that it doesn’t take into account all scores?

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the data may be less accurate as we exclude extreme scores

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A03: Why is it a weakness if we ignore extreme scores in mode?

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it limits our understanding of behaviour

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A03: What is a further weakness of mode?

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not as useful if there is more than one mode in a data set

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A03: Why is mode not as useful if there is more than one mode in a data set?

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it affects how we interpret the data

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How do we calculate the median score?

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rank the scores in order and pick the central score

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What should we do if there are two central numbers when calculating the median score?

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if there are two central scores, add together and divide by 2

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A03: What is a strength of using the median?

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easy to calculate and not effected by extreme scores

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A03: Why is the median not affected by extreme scores?

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it doesn’t take into account all values only the central score

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A03: What is a weakness of using the median?

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it is not as sensitive as mean

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A03: why is the median not as sensitive as the mean?

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it doesn’t take into account all values only the central score

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How do we calculate the mean?

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All scores added up and divided by the total number of scores

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A03: what is a strength of using the mean?

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it is the most accurate and sensitive measure of central tendency

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A03: Why is the mean the most accurate and sensitive measure of central tendency?

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it takes into account all values/scores

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A03: What is a weakness of using the mean?

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it is affected by extreme scores

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A03: Why is the mean affected by extreme scores?

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it takes all the values into account

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A03: If the mean is affected by extreme scores, what can this do to the data?

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It can result in misleading interpretations of the results

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What methods do we use to measure the level of dispersion in data?

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standard deviation and range

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What do we use standard deviation and range for?

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measures of dispersion

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What is meant by range?

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spread of scores from smallest to largest

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How do we calculate the range?

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subtract the lowest value from the highest value and add 1

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What level of measurement uses range?

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ordinal

39
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What measure of dispersion is involved in ordinal data?

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range

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A03: what is a strength of using range?

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it is easy and quick to calculate

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A03: Why is the range quick and easy to calculate?

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it only uses 2 pieces of the data to calculate

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A03: What is a weakness of using the range?

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it can be distorted by extreme scores

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A03: Why can the range be distorted by extreme scores?

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it only takes into account the smallest and largest values

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A03: By only taking into account the smallest and largest values, what could this do to the interpretation of data when using range?

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it provides an inaccurate range and therefore an inaccurate interpretation

45
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What is meant by standard deviation?

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the spread of data around the mean

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How do we interpret a large standard deviation?

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the larger the spread of data around the mean

47
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What does a large spread of data show us?

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that there is less consistency in scores and more individual differences

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Why does a large spread of data show us that there is more individual differences?

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because less participants have met the mean score which shows that the IV has not affected participants in the same way

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How do we interpret a small standard deviation?

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a smaller spread of data around the mean

50
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What does a small spread of data show us?

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that there is more consistency and less individual differences

51
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Why does a smaller standard deviation show us more consistency in data?

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because all the scores are clustered around the mean

52
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What level of measurement uses standard deviation?

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interval data

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What measure of dispersion does interval data use?

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standard deviation

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What is meant by 1 standard deviation?

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they are 1 interval/ standard deviation away from the mean score

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A03: what is a strength of using standard deviation?

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it is more precise and sensitive measure

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A03: Why is standard deviation more sensitive and precise?

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it uses all the scores making it a more accurate measure of dispersion than range

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A03: Why is standard deviation less likely to be distorted by extreme scores?

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it focusses on the distance of each score from the mean rather than from the highest to the lowest

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A03: what is a weakness of using standard deviation?

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it is more complicated and time consuming

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A03: Why is standard deviation complicated and time consuming?

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the calculation is lengthy

60
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How are descriptive statistics displayed

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in a graph/table

61
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean: 45
Median: 30.5
Mode: 12
Range: 86

62
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean: 69.7
Median: 82
Mode: 92
Range: 60

63
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean:17.5
Median: 4
Mode: 4
Range:74

64
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean: 42.5
Median: 28.5
Mode: 11
Range: 92

65
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean: 43.1
Median: 43.5
Mode: 65
Range: 45

66
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean: 50.5
Median: 39
Mode: 34
Range: 52

67
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean: 23.3
Median:22
Mode: 22
Range:5

68
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Work out the Mean, Median, and Range from the data below

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Mean:57.8
Median:67
Range:86

69
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean:42.8
Median:44
Mode:61
Range:48

70
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean:36.7
Median:34.5
Mode:32
Range:17

71
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Work out the Mean, Median, Mode and Range from the data below

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Mean:18
Median:18
Mode:18
Range:8

72
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Work out the Mean, Median, and Range from the data below

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Mean:28.3
Median:23.5
Range:51

2022-2024 Year 13 A-Level Psychology - Y13 (52 decks)

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