Unit 0- 0.5-0.6 Flashcards
deals with numbers and can be measured (used in experiments and correlation studies)
quantitative research
relies in-dept,narrowed data (used in naturalistic obs, and case studies)
qualitative research
giving participants all the info of the study so they can choose if they want to participate
informed consent
ethical principle of not harming others
nonmaleficence
explaining the researcher after, even if it’s bad
debriefing
methods used to summarize and describe the characteristics of the data set
descriptive statistics
bar graph that depicts frequency
histogram
the most occurring
mode
the average
mean
the middle
median
scores that are less than the given score
percentile rank
cluster of data at one end
skewed distribution
difference between the highest and lowest
range
the scores together or spread out to the center depending on the men
standard deviation
a symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution (68%)
normal curve
numerical number that allows one to generalize
inferential statistics
a statistical procedure for analyzing the results of multiple studies to reach conclusions
meta-analysis
a statistical statement of how likely it is to result
statistical significance
the strength of the relationship between 2 variables
effect size