Summary Statistics &
Methodology
Response Variables - answers Variables being observed or measured in an experiment
or study
Summary Statistics - answers Descriptive statistics summarizing the main aspects of a
dataset
Measures of Location - answers Statistics that represent the central tendency of a
dataset
Arithmetic Mean - answers The sum of all values divided by the total number of values
Summary of Data - answers A concise presentation of the main characteristics of a
dataset
Measures of Spread - answers Statistics that describe the variability or dispersion of a
dataset
Flash Duration - answers The time taken for a flash, e.g., in milliseconds for fireflies
Accuracy - answers Closeness of a measurement to the true value
Precision - answers Consistency or repeatability of a measurement
Parametric Mean - answers The true mean of a population, often unknown
Statistical Mean - answers An estimated mean based on a sample from a population
Unbiased Measure - answers A measure that does not systematically overestimate or
underestimate the true value
Law of Large Numbers - answers The average of the results obtained from a large
number of trials approaches the true mean
Median - answers The middle value of a dataset when arranged in ascending order
Geometric Mean - answers The nth root of the product of n values
Harmonic Mean - answers The reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a
set of values
, Mode - answers The most frequently occurring value in a dataset
Variance - answers The average of the squared differences from the mean
Standard Deviation - answers A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a
set of values
Standard Error of the Mean (SE) - answers The standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of the mean
Coefficient of Variation (CV) - answers A measure of relative variability, calculated as
the standard deviation divided by the mean
Central Moments - answers Statistics that describe the shape of a distribution
Skewness - answers A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution
Kurtosis - answers A measure of the tailedness of the probability distribution
Interquartile Range (IQR) - answers The range of the middle 50% of the data values
Confidence Intervals (CI) - answers A range of values used to estimate the true mean
with a certain level of confidence
Biomedical - answers Belief that abnormal behavior can be traced to genetic anomalies
or brain structure issues
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - answers Characterized by persistent anxiety-
provoking thoughts
Experiment - answers Research design with randomly assigned groups to test
treatment effects
Medulla - answers Brain stem area crucial for controlling breathing
Preoperational - answers Piaget's stage with egocentrism, animism, and artificialism
Industrial-organizational psychologist - answers Least likely to study pay incentive
programs
Panic disorder - answers Unpredictable anxiety attacks with physical symptoms
Stereotype - answers Generalization about a social group
Narcolepsy - answers Sleep disorder treated with amphetamines
Methodology
Response Variables - answers Variables being observed or measured in an experiment
or study
Summary Statistics - answers Descriptive statistics summarizing the main aspects of a
dataset
Measures of Location - answers Statistics that represent the central tendency of a
dataset
Arithmetic Mean - answers The sum of all values divided by the total number of values
Summary of Data - answers A concise presentation of the main characteristics of a
dataset
Measures of Spread - answers Statistics that describe the variability or dispersion of a
dataset
Flash Duration - answers The time taken for a flash, e.g., in milliseconds for fireflies
Accuracy - answers Closeness of a measurement to the true value
Precision - answers Consistency or repeatability of a measurement
Parametric Mean - answers The true mean of a population, often unknown
Statistical Mean - answers An estimated mean based on a sample from a population
Unbiased Measure - answers A measure that does not systematically overestimate or
underestimate the true value
Law of Large Numbers - answers The average of the results obtained from a large
number of trials approaches the true mean
Median - answers The middle value of a dataset when arranged in ascending order
Geometric Mean - answers The nth root of the product of n values
Harmonic Mean - answers The reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a
set of values
, Mode - answers The most frequently occurring value in a dataset
Variance - answers The average of the squared differences from the mean
Standard Deviation - answers A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a
set of values
Standard Error of the Mean (SE) - answers The standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of the mean
Coefficient of Variation (CV) - answers A measure of relative variability, calculated as
the standard deviation divided by the mean
Central Moments - answers Statistics that describe the shape of a distribution
Skewness - answers A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution
Kurtosis - answers A measure of the tailedness of the probability distribution
Interquartile Range (IQR) - answers The range of the middle 50% of the data values
Confidence Intervals (CI) - answers A range of values used to estimate the true mean
with a certain level of confidence
Biomedical - answers Belief that abnormal behavior can be traced to genetic anomalies
or brain structure issues
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - answers Characterized by persistent anxiety-
provoking thoughts
Experiment - answers Research design with randomly assigned groups to test
treatment effects
Medulla - answers Brain stem area crucial for controlling breathing
Preoperational - answers Piaget's stage with egocentrism, animism, and artificialism
Industrial-organizational psychologist - answers Least likely to study pay incentive
programs
Panic disorder - answers Unpredictable anxiety attacks with physical symptoms
Stereotype - answers Generalization about a social group
Narcolepsy - answers Sleep disorder treated with amphetamines
