The Basics Category
Math/Measures
Freqs & Geeks
Centers & Dispersion
Normal Curve & z Scores
100

Pi is an example of this.

What is a constant?

100

Variable manipulated by the researcher.

What is the Independent Variable?

100

Type of frequency distribution in which there are class intervals.

What is a grouped frequency distribution?

100

Measure of central tendency least subject to sampling variation?

What is the mean?

100

Mean of the z distribution.

What is zero?

200

This type of research can establish causation.

What is a experimental research?

200

Scale of measurement with unordered categories.

What is the nominal scale?

200

Range divided by the approximate number of class intervals...

What is i or the interval width?

200

The sum of the deviation scores about the mean.

What is zero?

200

Approximate percentage of scores within 1 SD of the mean in a z distribion.

What is approximately 68%?

300

Type of sampling necessary to create representative sample.

What is random sampling?

300

A type of variable with no possible values between adjacent units on the scale.

What is a discrete variable?

300

Proportion of the total number of scores found in a particular class interval.

What is the relative frequency?

300

Another name for the 50th percentile.

What is the median?

300

A curve continuing to approach but never touching the horizontal axis is said to be:

What is asymptotic?

400

A number (e.g., mean) calculated on population data.

What is a parameter?

400

This differentiates the ratio from the interval scale of measurement.

What is a meaningful or true zero?

400

Value on measurement scale below which a specified percentage of scores fall.

What is a percentile or percentile point?

400

Measure of central tendency often used with skewed distributions.

What is the median?

400

Another term for z scores.

What is "standard scores?"

500

Method of knowing that relies on objective assessment.

What is the scientific method?

500

Name of scale in SPSS that combines interval and ratio data.

What is "Scale?"

500

The percentage of scores with values lower than the the score specified.

What is a percentile rank?

500

What is the formula for the sum of squares?

500

z scores are expressed in units of.

What is units of standard deviation?