Unit 4

Question 1

Data: _____

Answer 1

Quantification of a measurable phenomenon

Question 2

Systematic visual examination of graphed data: _____

Answer 2

Visual analysis

Question 3

Graph: Visual representation of relation between: _____

Answer 3

Series of measurements and relevant variables

Question 4

Equal-interval line graph: Displays: _____

Answer 4

Data points connected by lines showing relation between variables

Question 5

X-axis: Typically represents: _____

Answer 5

Passage of time

Question 6

Y-axis: Represents: _____

Answer 6

Range of values of the dependent variable

Question 7

Data point: Represents specific relation between: _____

Answer 7

2 variables measured along each axis line

Question 8

Data path: _____

Answer 8

Series of straight lines connecting successive data points

Question 9

Data paths generally break between: _____

Answer 9

Phases or conditions

Question 10

Y-axis label specifies the: _____

Answer 10

Type of response measure used to quantify the target behavior

Question 11

X-axis label indicates: _____

Answer 11

Time periods shown by each successive data point

Question 12

Phase/condition label: _____

Answer 12

Title indicating environmental arrangement

Question 13

Phase/condition line: _____

Answer 13

Vertical line indicating planned or unplanned environmental change

Question 14

Figure legend: _____

Answer 14

Concise statement providing info about graph

Question 15

Descriptive statistic: Values that: _____

Answer 15

Summarize (describe) a data set

Question 16

Level: _____

Answer 16

Mean value of a set of data points

Question 17

Trend: _____

Answer 17

Direction of data path through a set of data

Question 18

Variability: _____

Answer 18

Amount of divergence between measures of behavior

Question 19

Visual analysis of graphed data:

Step 1: _____

Answer 19

Evaluate the general characteristics of the entire data display

Question 20

Visual analysis of graphed data:

Step 2: _____

Answer 20

Inspect and analyze specific data

Question 21

3 types of data display: _____

Answer 21

Text, tables, & graphs

Question 22

4 types of graphs in ABA: _____

Answer 22

Equal-interval line, bar, semilogarithmic graph, and cumulative record

Question 23

Abscissa = _____

Answer 23

X-axis

Question 24

Ordinate = _____

Answer 24

Y-axis

Question 25

Mean, median, and mode are: _____

Answer 25

3 measures of central tendency