SOCI 212

Question 1

WHAT IS DISCRIPTIVE STATISTICS?

Answer 1

DISCRIPTIVE STATS ALLOWS US TO DESCRIBE A SMAPLE/POPULATION.

Question 2

WHAT IS A VARIABLE?

Answer 2

A SET OF CATIGORIES THAT CONSIST OF CHARAECTERISTICS. LISTED IN ANY ORDER.

Question 3

WHAT IS THE INDEPENDENT VARIBLE?

Answer 3

THE ‘CAUSE’ (EG. GENDERM AGE)

Question 4

WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT VARIBLE?

Answer 4

THE ‘EFFECT’ (ABSENCE)

Question 5

WHAT MUST YOU DO FOR DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDED VARIBLES?

Answer 5

CONTRUCT A MEASUREMENT INSTAMENT.

Question 6

WHEN LOOKING AT QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES, WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Answer 6

A NUMERICAL ANSWER.

Question 7

WHAT IS A CHARAECTERSITIC FOR THE ORDINAL VARIABLE?

Answer 7

ALL CATIGORIES WILL BE ORDERED IN EACH SECTION.

Question 8

WHAT ARE SOME CHARAECTERISTICS OF A RATIO VARIABLE?

Answer 8

‘SCORES’ AND LISTED IN ORDER, FOR EXMAPLE: YOUNGEST TO OLDEST, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2 SCORES (EG. WHEN TALKING ABOUT AGE: 20 & 40 = 20 YEAR DIFFERENCE). HAS a ‘true zero’.

Question 9

NOMINAL VARIABLES THAT CONSIST OF 2 CATIGORIES ARE CALLED…

Answer 9

DICHOTOMOUS VARIBLES (EG. MARRIED OR NOT MARRIED)

Question 10

RATIO SCORES CAN BE…

Answer 10

DIVIDED BY EACHOTHER.

Question 11

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH RATIO VARIABLE BUT NOT WITH AN INTERVAL VARIABLE?

Answer 11

DIVIDE ONE SCORE BY OTHER

Question 12

WHAT INDICATES A RATIO VARIABLE?

Answer 12

A TRUE ZERO

Question 13

DISCRETE

Answer 13

WHOLE NUMBER (E.G. AGE OR YEAR OF BIRTH)

Question 14

CONTINOUS CAN….

Answer 14

BE A DECIMAL.

Question 15

MOP STEPS :

Answer 15

1. ARRANGE SCORE HIGH TO LOW. 2. FIND POSTION OF SCORES.

Question 16

WHAT DOES MOC INCLDUE AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Answer 16

USED TO LOCATE CENTER OF DISTRIBUATION AND INCLUDES MODE, MEAN ,MEDIAN.

Question 17

MOP USED FOR AND INCDLUES…

Answer 17

USED TO LOCATE % OF DISTRIBUTION AT ANY SCORES . INCLUDES QUARTILES, DECILES AND %’S.

Question 18

MOV USED FOR AN NCLUDES…

Answer 18

USED TO EXAMINE VARIATION SCORES WITHIN A CERTIN DISTRUBTION. INCLUDES RANGE, VARIANCE, STANDARD DIVIATION.

Question 19

MODE:

Answer 19

FREQUENSIE SCORES

Question 20

TWO MODES:

Answer 20

BIMODAL DISTRIBUATION.

Question 21

TO CALCULATE FX SQUARED….

Answer 21

MULTIPLY (X) X AND FX COLUMS TOGETHER.

Question 22

CALCULATING MEDIAN ….

Answer 22

1. CATERGORIZE FROM LOW –> HIGH.
2. FIND MIDDLE CASE (MC).

Question 23

MOP IS…

Answer 23

SCORES THAT SPLIT THE DISTRUBTION INTO 3 PARTS

Question 24

WHAT ARE THOSE 3 PARTS CALLED?

Answer 24

Q1,Q2 (THE MEDIAN) , Q3 (25% EACH)

Question 25

STANDARD DEVIATION

Answer 25

THE AVRAGE DIVIATION OF ALL SCRES FROM THE MEAN OF THE DISTRUBTION.