Vocab 2-3

Question 1

Central tendency

Answer 1

Number that describes something above the average score of a distribution

Question 2

Normal curve

Answer 2

Graph of frequency distribution shaped like a symmetrical, Bell Shaped curve

Question 3

Correlation coefficients

Answer 3

Describes the Direction and strength of the relationship between two sets of observations

Question 4

Statistics

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Descriptive statistics

Answer 5

The listing and summarizing of data in a practical efficient way

Question 6

Standard deviation

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Frequency distribution

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Variability

Answer 8

Measure of difference or spread of data

Question 9

Inferential statistics

Answer 9

Numerical methods used to determine whether to research data support a hypothesis or whether results to do the chance