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mod 6 Ap psych
statistical reasoning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| descriptive stats | numerical data used to measure and describe characteristics of groups |
| skewed distribution | describes representation of scores that lack symmetry around value average (averages with lower variation are more accurate) |
| Range | difference between highest and lowest scores |
| standard deviation | measure of how much scores vary around the mean |
| normal curve | bell shaped curve, represents that most scores fall near mean |
| inferential stats | numerical data that allows one to generalize;to infer from a data sample that something is true for an entire population |
| meta analysis | a statistical procedure for analyzing results of multiple studies to reach an overall conclusion |
| statistical significance | a statistical statement of likelihood that a result occurred by chance (0.05 or lower to be significant) |
| effect size | strength of relation between 2 variables |