Regarding central tendency what does the mode measure?
What is frequency.
100
Jane Goodall (participants unaware and not disturbed.)
What is natural observation.
100
The controlled variable.
What is independent variable.
100
A test’s ability to measure all the important aspects of the characteristic being measured?
What is content validity.
200
You must minimize ________?
What is discomfort.
200
Difference between high and lowest score?
What is variability.
200
Any variable besides the ind. Var. that could influence the outcome. (influence is unwanted)
What is confounding variable
200
The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. What is the first step in completing the scientific method?
What is research.
200
Fulfilled when a test not only measures a trait but also predicts another criterion of that trait.
What is criterion validity.
300
Do not unnecessarily invade _______?
What is privacy.
300
How far the individual score differs from the mean.
What is the standard deviation.
300
Larger group of subjects which subjects are drawn from.
What is population.
300
What is the maximum number of independent variables?
What is one independent variable.
300
A test has good ______ if it produces the same result when researchers administer it to the same group of people at different times.
What is reliability.
400
Removing misconception caused by deception is?
What is debriefing.
400
Consistent units of measurement with equal spacing. No true zero. Negatives.
What is the interval scale.
400
Controls subject and experimental awareness of group assignments (researcher doesn't know the groups different.)
What is double-blind.
400
Used to test a hypothesis.
What is an experiment.
400
_____ is the strength of our conclusions, inferences or propositions.
What is validity.
500
You must maintain ______?
What is confidentially.
500
Able to communicate central tendency, variability, and correlation.
What is descriptive statistics.
500
Designed to avoid long research. Use a Representative cross-selection of the population and test all subjects(population)*data isn't as reliable as long studies*
What is cross-selectional studies.
500
Untested idea or an educated guess.
What is a hypothesis.
500
_____ is the consistency of your measurement, or the degree to which an instrument measures the same way each time it is used under the same condition with the same subjects.