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Data Analyis Chapters 12-13

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Mean   average of numbers added together and divided interval  
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median   arrange numbers in order the number the middle number is the median for odd, for even add two middle numbers divided by 2 ordinal  
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mode   the number that repeats itself, if no number repeats then there is no mode.ordinal nominal  
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range   simply the difference between the highest and lowest scores  
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quartile deviation   one half of the difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile.  
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variance   defined as the amount of spread among scores.  
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standard deviation   square root of the variance of a set of scores.  
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normal curve   small # of a's and f's more b's and d's and lots of c's  
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skewed distributions   distribution is not normal it is said to be skewed.  
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percentile rank   percentage of scores that fall at or below a given score.  
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standard scores   calculation that expresses how far an individual student's test score is from the mean  
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z score   most basic and most used standard score. how far a score is from the mean. z score = 0  
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t score   used to proved an easier to understand score that is standardized without pluses or minuses and is derived by multiplying the z score by 10 and adding 50  
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Pearson r coefficient (for interval and ratio data)   correlation coefficient is the most propriate measure when the variables to be correlated are expressed as either interval or ration data.  
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Spearman Rho   correlate ranked or ordinal data  
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stanines   standard scores that divide a distribution into nine parts.  
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Frequencies   frequency at which data is collected at regular intervals. This often refers to whatever time of the day or the year in any given length of period.  
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type I error   reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is true  
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type II error   accept the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false  
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Hypothesis   an explanation for the occurrence of certain behaviors, phenomena, or events; a prediction of research findings.  
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