PSY 211 Statistics – Exam 1 Practice Questions.
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, PSY 211 Statistics – Exam 1 Practice Questions.
1. Statistics A) A set of procedures
and
rules for reducing
large masses of data
into man- ageable
proportions al- lowing
us to draw conclu-
sions from those
data
B) The outcome of
those data and
procedures, numbers
obtained from
analyzing data
2. Descriptive Statistics uses the data to
pro- vide
descriptions of the
population, either
through numerical
calculations or graphs
or tables. (find av-
erage)
3. Inferential Statistics makes inferences and
pre- dictions about a
popula- tion based on
a sample of data taken
from the popu- lation in
question. (what is more
likely?)
4. Population (N) a collection of all
individu-
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, PSY 211 Statistics – Exam 1 Practice Questions.
1. Statistics A) A set of procedures
and
rules for reducing
large masses of data
into man- ageable
proportions al- lowing
us to draw conclu-
sions from those
data
B) The outcome of
those data and
procedures, numbers
obtained from
analyzing data
2. Descriptive Statistics uses the data to
pro- vide
descriptions of the
population, either
through numerical
calculations or graphs
or tables. (find av-
erage)
3. Inferential Statistics makes inferences and
pre- dictions about a
popula- tion based on
a sample of data taken
from the popu- lation in
question. (what is more
likely?)
4. Population (N) a collection of all
individu-
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