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test 1 chapter 2 and 3

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Measurement is   defined as the application of rules, or specific problems, for assigning numbers to objects  
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Properties of scales   magnitude, equal intervals, and absolute o  
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Magnitude   property of moreness, "John is taller than Sam" or "My team won more games than yours"  
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Equal intervals   if the difference between two other points at any place on the scale has the same meaning as the difference between two other points that differ by the same number of sacle units. Represent Linearly as Y=a+bX  
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Absolute 0   is obtained when nothing of the property being measured exists. Ex. 0 shyness very rare  
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Types of Scales   Nominal, Ordinal, Equal Intervals, and Ratio  
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Nominal Scale   not really scales at all, their only purpose is to name objects. Ex. numbers on the back of a football players jersey.  
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Ordinal Scale   allows you to rank individuals or objects but not to say anything about the meaning of the differences between the ranks. Ex. Ranking classmates by height  
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IQ test have the property of   magnitude not equal intervals, or absolute 0  
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Interval Scale   the measurement of temperature degrees. Because we can see that 65 is warmer than 64 and 10 degree differnce can apply to anwhere on the scale  
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ratio scale   has all three properties.  
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contains no properties of of a scale   nominal  
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contains only magnitude   Ordinal  
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Contains all three properties   Ratio  
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contains magnitude and equal intervals   Interval  
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PErcentages scores on an exam   Ratio  
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Grade point average   Interval  
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Political party membership   Nominal  
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USDA stickers on meat (prime, lean)   Ordinal  
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Time   Ratio  
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Mathmatical operations cannot be applie to   nominal data  
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some mathmatical operations can be applied to....... data, but the results are sometimes difficult to interpret   ordinal  
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Most mathmatical operations can be applied to   Interval Data  
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all mathmatical operations can be applied   ratio data  
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Frequency distribution   displays scores on a variable or a measure to reflect how frequently each value was obtained.  
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most Frequency distributions take on a   bell shaped, with the greatest frequency of scores toward the center of the distribution and decreasing scores as the values become greater.  
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class interval   is the unit on the horozontal axis.  
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Percentile rank ask the question   "what percent of the scores fall below the particular score"  
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Percentiles are   specific scores or points within a distribution. Divide the total frequency for a set of observations into hundredths.  
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Mean is   the average score in a distribution  
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standard deviation   is an approximation of the average deviation around the mean.  
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z scores transforms   data into standardized units that are easier to interpret.  
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standard normal deviation   bell-shaped curve. The more spread out the units are the higher the SD  
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Measures of variability include three:   Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation  
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Measures of central Tendency   Mode, Mean, Median  
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Mode   most frequent. Would be the highest bar on a histogram.  
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Median   the value that seperates the top half from the bottom half. Ex. 4, 6, 8 = 6  
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If your scores are skewed you should use the ...... Measure of Central Tendency   Median  
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Range   Is the lowest and highest score + 1 (only takes into account for two scores)  
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Skew tail to right/left   is positive/negative  
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Raw Score   Persons actual score, cant tell how high a score is without a frame of reference.  
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Frame of Reference   Norm-reference or Criterion-referenced  
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Norm Reference test   compares each person with a norm.  
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Criterion-refereced test   describes the specific types of skills, tasks, or knowledge that the test taker can demonstrate such as math skills. Not used to compare among other students.  
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Examples of a norms   mean, standard deviation, percentiles, z-scores, and t-scores  
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If you lined children up according to their weight, from hightest to lowest, you would be usaing a ....... scale   ordinal  
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a scatter diagram   is a picture of the relationship between two variables  
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a correlation coefficient (r)   is the number that describes the relationship between two variables  
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correlation coefficient tells you two things   magnitude and direction(positive or negative)  
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Regression line   the fitting straight line through a set of points in a scatter diagram  
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Regression equation is   Y'=a+bx  
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b repressents the   regression coefficient, tells you the slope of the line.  
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Factor Analysis   used to stuy the interrelationships among a set of variables without reference to a criterion. Data-reduction techniqu  
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