Back to the Basics!
How Do We Conduct Research?
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Means, Standard Deviations, Medians, Oh My!
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100

This field of study examines how to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret numerical information.

What is statistics?

100

This research method is also known as "people-watching".

What is observational research?

100

This graph organizes categorical data and always should add up to 100.

What is a pie chart?

100

This measure of central tendency is also known as the "average" of a dataset.

What is the mean?

100

This method of determining how likely an event is to happen can also be described as our "gut feeling".

What is intuition?

200

This level of measurement primarily helps us organize categorical data. 

What is nominal data?

200

This research method is the only method that can offer a cause-and-effect relationship.

What is experimental research?

200

This graph organizes numerical data and specifically measures time.

What is a line graph/time chart?

200

This measure of variability examines the overall spread of the data by subtracting the smallest data value from the largest.

What is the range?

200

What is the probability of flipping heads once?

What is 1/2 or 50%?

300

This level of measurement includes a true zero point.

What is ratio?

300

In survey research, this type of variable can mess with your overall results and their interpretation.

What is a lurking variable?

300

This graph's defining feature is that the bars are always touching each other.

What is a histogram?

300

This measure of central tendency examines the middle point of the dataset.

What is the median?

300

When we have an AND probability, we do this to the two probabilities.

What is multiply?

400

This sampling method pulls people from readily attainable groups. 

What is convenience sampling?

400

This phenomenon results when participants believe that they have received the experimental treatment even though they actually haven't. 

What is the placebo effect?

400

This distribution shape happens when the histogram is not symmetric. 

What is skewed?

400

Here is a dataset: 2, 3, 6, 9. Please find the mean of the dataset.

What is 5?

400

When we have OR probabilities, we do this to the two probabilities.

What is add?

500

This sampling method pulls participants from groups that are naturally occurring in a population.

What is stratified sampling?

500

Give me an example of a lurking variable.

What is (any answer that correctly shows a lurking variable in action)?

500

What is the third step of the process of creating a frequency table & histogram?

What is tally the data into classes?

500

Here is a dataset: 2, 3, 6, 9. Please find the standard deviation of this dataset. 

What is 3.16?

500

What is the probability of drawing a Jack OR a spade?

What is 16/52?