Statistics Concepts and Variables
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What does a z score indicate about a value in a distribution?

  • The median of the distribution
  • The distance in standard deviations from the mean (correct)
  • The number of values above the mean
  • The total area under the normal curve

    • What is the standard normal transformation used for?

  • To calculate the variance in a dataset
  • To convert any normal distribution to a standard normal distribution (correct)
  • To find the mean of a sample
  • To determine the mode of a distribution

    • In the unit normal table, what does column A represent?

  • The corresponding probabilities for negative z scores
  • The positive z scores only (correct)
  • The area between z scores and the mean
  • The area under the curve above the z score

    • What value corresponds to the area above the mean in the unit normal table?

    <p>.5000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of transforming a raw score into a z score?

    <p>To compare scores from different normal distributions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a negative z score represent in a standard normal distribution?

    <p>A value below the mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As a z score increases towards the tail of the distribution, what happens to the area between the z score and the tail?

    <p>It decreases towards 0.0000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the mean in any normal distribution correspond to in terms of z score?

    <p>A z score of 0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the mean when a score that is higher than the current mean is added to a data set?

    <p>The mean increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the mean considered sensitive to outliers?

    <p>Because it includes all scores in its calculation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating the weighted mean?

    <p>Σ(M × n) / Σn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is the mean unchanged after adding or removing a score?

    <p>When the value added or removed is equal to the mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of the median?

    <p>It represents the middle value in a sorted data set</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a normal distribution, how do the mean, median, and mode relate to one another?

    <p>All three values are equal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measure of central tendency is least affected by extreme values?

    <p>Median</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the sum of the differences of scores from their mean equal?

    <p>Zero</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is it appropriate to use the arithmetic mean as a measure of central tendency?

    <p>For variables that are normally distributed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data is suitable for calculating the mode?

    <p>Nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the variation attributed to error in a one-way between-subjects ANOVA?

    <p>Mean differences within each group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about the F distribution is correct?

    <p>It is derived from a sampling distribution of F ratios.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the degrees of freedom between groups (dfBG) calculated in ANOVA?

    <p>k - 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis (H0) as the value of the test statistic increases?

    <p>It increases as H0 becomes less probable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What represents the total variance in the context of ANOVA?

    <p>The variability around the grand mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a larger value of F indicate in a one-way between-subjects ANOVA?

    <p>Less probable null hypothesis and larger between-group variance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the degrees of freedom error (dfW) represent in ANOVA?

    <p>The error variance in the denominator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these factors could lead to a larger value in the F statistic?

    <p>Larger differences between group means</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measure of central tendency is least affected by outliers in a skewed distribution?

    <p>Median</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of distribution has one mode where one score occurs most frequently?

    <p>Unimodal distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which central tendency measure is appropriate for nominal data?

    <p>Mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which distribution type would best describe a situation where two scores occur most frequently?

    <p>Bimodal distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which scenario is the median considered the best measure of central tendency?

    <p>When the data contains extreme values or outliers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a multimodal distribution indicate?

    <p>More than two scores occur with the highest frequency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes ordinal scale data?

    <p>Data that can only convey direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is characteristic of a nonmodal (rectangular) distribution?

    <p>All scores occur at the same frequency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'mode' refer to in statistics?

    <p>The most frequently occurring value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measure of variability is least affected by outliers?

    <p>Interquartile range (IQR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the range calculated in a dataset?

    <p>Difference between the largest and smallest value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of calculating variance in a dataset?

    <p>To determine how spread out the scores are from the mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a skewed distribution, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate?

    <p>Median</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does interquartile range (IQR) specifically measure?

    <p>Range of the middle 50% of data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When calculating variance, which of the following is crucial to specify?

    <p>The sample or population data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'most often' imply when evaluating data?

    <p>It describes the mode of the dataset</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of a chi-square goodness-of-fit test?

    <p>To support the null hypothesis H0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are observed frequencies recorded in a chi-square test?

    <p>Independently from different and unrelated participants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the chi-square test for independence, what does H0 represent?

    <p>There is no relationship between the two variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the degree of freedom (df) calculated in a chi-square test for independence?

    <p>(Number of rows – 1) x (Number of columns – 1)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating expected frequencies when row and column totals are equal?

    <p>$N / (Number of Cells)$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a significant result in a chi-square goodness-of-fit test indicate?

    <p>There is a discrepancy between observed and expected frequencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the chi-square test for independence, how do you find expected frequencies if the row and column totals are not equal?

    <p>Divide the product of row total and column total by N</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What critical comparison is made when performing hypothesis testing for independence using the chi-square test?

    <p>The test statistic compared to the critical value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Statistical Concepts

    • Statistics is the study of data: how to describe and make inferences from data

    Types of Statistics

    • Descriptive statistics: used to organize, summarize, and make sense of data, typically presented graphically, in tabular form, or as summary statistics
    • Inferential statistics: used to interpret data, answer questions, and make actionable decisions

    Types of Variables

    • Quantitative variables: measured numerically (interval, ratio)
    • Qualitative variables: measured as a label (nominal, ordinal)
    • Continuous variables: can be measured along a continuum, at any point beyond the decimal (interval, ratio)
    • Discrete variables: measured in whole units or categories (nominal, ordinal)

    Scales of Measurement

    • Nominal: names/labels only (e.g., gender, eye color)
    • Ordinal: rank order, but intervals are not equal (e.g., movie ratings 1-5)
    • Interval: rank order, equal intervals, no zero point (e.g., temperature in Celsius)
    • Ratio: rank order, equal intervals, true zero point (e.g., height, weight)

    Measures of Central Tendency

    • Mean: average
    • Median: middle score
    • Mode: most frequent score

    Measures of Variability

    • Range: the highest value minus the lowest value
    • Interquartile Range (IQR): Q3-Q1; describes the middle 50% of scores
    • Variance: average squared deviation from the mean
    • Standard Deviation: square root of variance

    Hypothesis Testing

    • Null Hypothesis (H0): a statement about a population parameter (e.g., mean) assumed to be true
    • Alternative Hypothesis (H1): the opposite of H0, often the research hypothesis

    Sampling

    • Sampling distribution: distribution of all possible sample means
    • Population means: represents the entire population
    • Sample means: represent a sample drawn from a population
    • Sampling bias: the sample is not representative of the population
    • Standard error of the mean: describes the variability of sample means in a distribution

    Statistical Tests

    • z-test: uses population's standard deviation
    • t-test: uses sample's standard deviation
    • ANOVA: compares means of more than 2 groups
    • Chi-square test: analysis of categorical data

    Estimation and Confidence Intervals

    • Point estimation: uses a sample statistic to estimate a population parameter (e.g., sample mean to estimate population mean)
    • Interval estimation: states a range of possible values that a population parameter is likely to fall within (confidence interval)

    Regression Analysis

    • Linear regression: a statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable (DV) and one or more independent variables (IVs)
    • Multiple regression: similar to linear regression, but with more than one independent variable
    • R²: expresses the proportion of variance in the DV that can be explained by the IVs; a measure of goodness-of-fit (how well the model fits the data)

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