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What is the primary focus of descriptive analysis in statistics?

  • Analyzing the relationships between variables
  • Statistically describing and aggregating variables (correct)
  • Identifying patterns and trends in data
  • Testing hypotheses and making inferences
  • Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?

  • Standard deviation
  • Frequency distribution
  • Correlation coefficient
  • Mode (correct)
  • What is the primary goal of inferential analysis?

  • To identify correlations between variables
  • To identify patterns and trends in data
  • To make inferences about a population based on a sample (correct)
  • To describe a sample of data
  • What is dispersion in statistics?

    <p>A measure of variability in a distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of statistical testing in inferential analysis?

    <p>To test hypotheses and make inferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between descriptive and inferential analysis?

    <p>Descriptive analysis is used for descriptive statistics, while inferential analysis is used for hypothesis testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the measure of central tendency that represents the middle value in a dataset?

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

    What is the measure of dispersion that represents the difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset?

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

    What is the test of relationship that measures the statistical relationship between two categorical variables?

    <p>Chi-Square</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the measure of central tendency that represents the value that occurs most often in a dataset?

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

    What is the test of relationship that measures the statistical relationship between two continuous variables?

    <p>Pearson Correlation Coefficient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the measure of dispersion that represents how spread out numbers are?

    <p>Standard Deviation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using ANOVA?

    <p>To determine significant differences of scores among three or more groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which software is free to download and use, and allows researchers to add their own programs to it?

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

    What type of test is used to determine significant differences of scores between two groups?

    <p>t-Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statistical technique is used to study the relationship between two or more variables?

    <p>Correlation analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using a test of difference?

    <p>To determine significant differences of scores between or among groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which software is commonly used by social scientists for quantitative data analysis?

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

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