Stat. Psy.

Front 1

Measurements or observations that are usually numeric

Back 1

Data

Front 2

A branch of mathematics used to summarize analyze and interpret a group of numbers or observations

Back 2

Statistics

Front 3

Summarizes the data or observation

Back 3

Descriptive statistics

Front 4

Predictions, estimates, and hypothesis

Back 4

Inferential statistics

Front 5

Set of all individuals of interest

Back 5

Population

Front 6

A subset of the population

Back 6

Sample

Front 7

Characteristic of the population

Back 7

Population parameter

Front 8

Quantity computed from a sample of scores

Back 8

Sample statistic

Front 9

An example of a mean height

Back 9

Population parameter

Front 10

The sample mean is 187 feet tall

Back 10

Sample statistic

Front 11

Any characteristic which can have different values

Back 11

Variables

Front 12

Any characteristic whose value is fixed

Back 12

Constant

Front 13

Take whole number values

Back 13

Discrete

Front 14

Take any numerical value

Back 14

Continuous

Front 15

Temperature would be an example of

Back 15

Continuous

Front 16

The number of students in a class, or the seasons is an example of

Back 16

Discrete

Front 17

Name is a category with no logical ordering

Back 17

Nominal

Front 18

Names a category with logical ordering

Back 18

Ordinal

Front 19

Has no true zero

Back 19

Interval

Front 20

Has a true zero

Back 20

Ratio

Front 21

Gender would be an example of

Back 21

Nominal

Front 22

Temperature would be an example of

Back 22

Interval

Front 23

The time it takes to prepare dinner would be an example of

Back 23

Ratio

Front 24

Position standing in line would be an example of

Back 24

Ordinal

Front 25

Histograms and scatterplots are used to show what kind of data

Back 25

Continuous

Front 26

BarGraph, pie chart, and stem and leaf plot can be used to show what kind of data

Back 26

Discrete

Front 27

Name three commonly used research methods in behavioral science

Back 27

Experiments, correlation, in case studies

Front 28

Which scale of measurement is the most informative

Back 28

Ratio

Front 29

a single value which is most representative of a set of data

Back 29

Central tendency

Front 30

Used to model uncertainty in branches of mathematics

Back 30

Probability theory

Front 31

A quantity that can vary but whose value is not known it advance of the experiment

Back 31

Random variables

Front 32

A list of possible outcomes together with the Probabilities of each outcome

Back 32

Probability distributions

Front 33

Regardless of original distribution shape, the average of random variables drawn from this distribution will always tend to gaussian.

Back 33

Central limit theorem