Analyzing Quantitative Research Data - Educational Research & Learning Strategies
Practice questions to test your knowledge and improve your understanding.
A measure of how spread out every point in the variable is from the mean is known as ?
If a researcher wishes to show multiple distributions in the same category simultaneously, which of the following is best suited for this?
A simple procedure that can illustrate key characteristics of participants in the sample is known as ?
Middle point in a distribution is known as median
Errors or mistakes that happen during data collection is known as sampling errors
The analysis of only two variable; often descriptive in nature is known as Univariate Analysis.
________ analysis that allows researchers to sketch the details of variables and gain familiarity with the sample
When distributions lack the perfect symmetry of having the mean, median, and mode in the center, and are symmetric in their shape when viewed as a histogram, what are they termed?
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Science at Wayne State University has nine departments. The number of faculty in each department is shown here: 8, 12, 9, 15, 17, 11, 13, 14, 7. What is the median number of faculty in departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Science?
Statistics is a branch of mathematics in which illogic is used to interpret phenomena and draw antechambers from accumulated data.
A line connecting points in a distribution is known as ?
Measures of Central Tendency summarize an entire variable in a double value that is numerically representative of this variable.
The ______ is the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers in the set.
Used to investigate the relationship between one variable is known as Bivariate Analysis.
Number that occurs with the lowest frequency in a distribution is known as mode
Which of the following is one advantage of using the cumulative percent?
Asymmetrical distribution, in which the distribution is aligned to the left or right is known as Skewness .
Random Error that happens _______during the process of handling data
The difference between the maximum values in a set of numbers are known as range
Statistical analysis that allows scientists to confidently make accurate statements about a population is called ______.
A graphical representation that uses vertical bars to represent each variable is known as Bar Graph?
Identifies the line that best describes the relationship is known as regression
The mean, median, and mode are all measures of central tendency used by researchers.
Analysis that provides a deeper understanding of variables because it draws conclusions about the population from the sample is known as______Analysis
The most frequently used number in a database is the ______.
Division of a distribution into quarters are known as Quartiles
________ is a graphical representation that presents the frequency of a variable in the form of distinct but connected bars
The ______ is known to visually depict relationships and patterns among variables.
The most common measures of variability are the variance and standard deviation.
Creating a ______ will help a researcher observe the key characteristics of participants in the sample.
The degree to which data in a data set spread out or deviate from the center is called variability.
Correlation is used to determine the extent to which five quantitative variables approximate a linear relationship is known as Correlation .
The collective percentage of categories together is known as ?
______ is an imaginary line that best reflects the data points
______from the mean is known as Standard Deviation .
A researcher wants to express the middle of a distribution of numbers, such that half the cases are higher than and half lower than a certain number. The correct statistical measure to use would be the ______.
A graphical representation of the distribution of ______variable is known as Pie Chart
To measure how spread out a distribution is from the mean, a researcher would usually use the standard deviation and the variance.
Outliers are extreme values in a variable either only too high.
In either grouped or ungrouped data, the most frequent attribute is the ______.