Stats

Question 1

Best measure for central tendency

Answer 1

Mean but the median is better when there are extreme scores/values (i.e., $10,000,000 homes) or substantial percentages of maximum scores

Question 2

Idiographic

Answer 2

single subject design/approach

Question 3

Nomothetic

Answer 3

group approaches

Question 4

Normative data

Answer 4

data that can be compared both within & across subjects

Question 5

Ipsative data

Answer 5

results from a forced-choice format (can only describe relative strengths/interests within a subject & not used for comparison across subjects)

Question 6

When conducting a ABAB design you should be concerned with:

Answer 6

failure of DV to return to baseline