Statistics ch 1-5 Flashcards
A sample is a larger part of a…
Population
A bivariate analysis typically focuses on…
the association of two variables.
Inferential statistics are typically contrasted with _____ statistics.
Descriptive
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of experiments?
Manipulations
The respondent’s gender is typically recorded as a(n) _____ variable.
Nominal
In an experiment, the variable that the researcher manipulates is called the _____ variable.
Independent
Which is bigger a sample or a population?
Population
A variable that classifies people into racial or ethnic groups is what level of measurement?
Nominal
Which level of measurement has a true zero point?
Ratio
The number of students enrolled in a school each year is an example of which level of measurement?
Ratio
If a researcher is able to survey 99% of all students enrolled in statistics classes at a college, then that researcher has gathered data from a(n)…
Sample
The variable that is measured as the outcome in an experiment is called the _____ variable.
Dependent
Temperature in celsius or Fahrenheit (but not Kelvin) is measured at which level of measurement?
Interval
The amount of time that a person spends on social media each week in minutes is a(n) _____ variable.
Ratio
If the number of games a team has lost in a season is subtracted from the number of games that they won in that season, the resulting variable would be at the _____ level of measurement.
Interval
