Voca. 2-3

Question 0

Descriptive Statistic

Answer 0

The listing and summarizing of data in practical, efficient way

Question 1

Statistics

Answer 1

The branch of mathematics concerned with summarizing and marking meaningful inferences from collections of data

Question 2

Frequency Distribution

Answer 2

An arrangement of data that indicates how often a particular score or observations occurs

Question 3

Normal Curve

Answer 3

A graph of frequency distribution shaped like a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve; a graph of normally distributed data

Question 4

Central Tendency

Answer 4

A number that describes something about the “average” score of a distribution

Question 5

Variability

Answer 5

A measure of difference, or spread of data

Question 6

Standard Deviation

Answer 6

A measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the mean

Question 7

Correlation Coefficient

Answer 7

Describes the direction and strength of the relationship between two sets of variables

Question 8

Inferential Statistics

Answer 8

Numerical methods used to determine whether research data support a hypothesis or whether results were due to chance