PSYC /
210
/ /
Midterm
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
What //is //the //primary //purpose //of //learning //about //statistics?
A. //To //learn //the //purpose //of //the //standard //normal //distribution
B. //So //you //can //make //a //claim //and //support //it //with //evidence
C. //To //show //discuss //what //kind //of //distribution //you //have
D. /
/So /
/you /
/can /
/overwhelm /
/your /
/opponents /
/with /
/numbers //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //So //you //can //make //a //claim //and //support //it //with //evidence
What //do //we //mean //when //we //use //the //term //'variable' //in //statistics?
A. //Label //that //refers //to //some //abstract //concept //that //might //differ //between //people
B. //The //way //we //measure //an //abstract //construct
C. //Coding //characteristics //of //human //behavior //into //discrete //categories
,D. /
/An /
/orderly /
/way /
/to /
/assign //numbers //to //observations //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Label //that //refers //to //some
//abstract //concept //that //might //differ //between //people
Assessing /
/how /
/happy /
/UNC /
/students /
/are /
/on //
a/
/7- /
/point /
/scale /
/(1 /
/not /
/very //happy //to //7 //extremely //happy) //would //be //best //achieved //using //what //type //of //scale?
A. //Nominal //
B. //Ordinal
C. //Interval
D. //Ratio //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Interval
In //
a/
/frequency /
/distribution /
/graph, /
, /frequencies /
/are //presented //on //the //_____ //and //the //scores //(categories) //are //listed //on //the //______
A. //Horizontal //line; //vertical //line
B. //Class //interval; //horizontal //line
C. //Y //axis; //X //axis
D. //X //axis; //Y //axis //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Y //axis; //X //axis
The /
/preferred /
/graph //to //display //the //frequency //of //variables //measured //on //a //nominal //scale //is //a:
a. //Cumulative //frequency //polygon
B. //Pie //chart
C. //Relative //frequency //polygon
D. //Histogram //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Pie //Chart
Using /
/letter /
/grades /
/(A, /
/B, /
/C, /
/D, /
/and /
/F) /
/to /
/classify /
/student /
/performance //is //an //example //of //measurement //on //a(n) //_______ //scale //of //measurement
210
/ /
Midterm
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
What //is //the //primary //purpose //of //learning //about //statistics?
A. //To //learn //the //purpose //of //the //standard //normal //distribution
B. //So //you //can //make //a //claim //and //support //it //with //evidence
C. //To //show //discuss //what //kind //of //distribution //you //have
D. /
/So /
/you /
/can /
/overwhelm /
/your /
/opponents /
/with /
/numbers //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //So //you //can //make //a //claim //and //support //it //with //evidence
What //do //we //mean //when //we //use //the //term //'variable' //in //statistics?
A. //Label //that //refers //to //some //abstract //concept //that //might //differ //between //people
B. //The //way //we //measure //an //abstract //construct
C. //Coding //characteristics //of //human //behavior //into //discrete //categories
,D. /
/An /
/orderly /
/way /
/to /
/assign //numbers //to //observations //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Label //that //refers //to //some
//abstract //concept //that //might //differ //between //people
Assessing /
/how /
/happy /
/UNC /
/students /
/are /
/on //
a/
/7- /
/point /
/scale /
/(1 /
/not /
/very //happy //to //7 //extremely //happy) //would //be //best //achieved //using //what //type //of //scale?
A. //Nominal //
B. //Ordinal
C. //Interval
D. //Ratio //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Interval
In //
a/
/frequency /
/distribution /
/graph, /
, /frequencies /
/are //presented //on //the //_____ //and //the //scores //(categories) //are //listed //on //the //______
A. //Horizontal //line; //vertical //line
B. //Class //interval; //horizontal //line
C. //Y //axis; //X //axis
D. //X //axis; //Y //axis //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //Y //axis; //X //axis
The /
/preferred /
/graph //to //display //the //frequency //of //variables //measured //on //a //nominal //scale //is //a:
a. //Cumulative //frequency //polygon
B. //Pie //chart
C. //Relative //frequency //polygon
D. //Histogram //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Pie //Chart
Using /
/letter /
/grades /
/(A, /
/B, /
/C, /
/D, /
/and /
/F) /
/to /
/classify /
/student /
/performance //is //an //example //of //measurement //on //a(n) //_______ //scale //of //measurement
