Analyzing Quantitative Research Data - Educational Research & Learning Strategies

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A measure of how spread out every point in the variable is from the mean is known as ?

Question 2 Medium Mcq

If a researcher wishes to show multiple distributions in the same category simultaneously, which of the following is best suited for this?

Question 3 Easy Mcq

A simple procedure that can illustrate key characteristics of participants in the sample is known as ?

Question 4 Easy Mcq

Middle point in a distribution is known as median

Question 5 Easy Mcq

Errors or mistakes that happen during data collection is known as sampling errors

Question 6 Easy Mcq

The analysis of only two variable; often descriptive in nature is known as Univariate Analysis.

Question 7 Easy Mcq

________ analysis that allows researchers to sketch the details of variables and gain familiarity with the sample

Question 8 Easy Mcq

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?

Question 9 Easy Mcq

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?

Question 10 Easy Mcq

Statistics is a branch of mathematics in which illogic is used to interpret phenomena and draw antechambers from accumulated data.

Question 11 Easy Mcq

A line connecting points in a distribution is known as ?

Question 12 Easy Mcq

Measures of Central Tendency summarize an entire variable in a double value that is numerically representative of this variable.

Question 13 Easy Mcq

The ______ is the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers in the set.

Question 14 Easy Mcq

Used to investigate the relationship between one variable is known as Bivariate Analysis.

Question 15 Easy Mcq

Number that occurs with the lowest frequency in a distribution is known as mode

Question 16 Easy Mcq

Which of the following is one advantage of using the cumulative percent?

Question 17 Easy Mcq

Asymmetrical distribution, in which the distribution is aligned to the left or right is known as Skewness .

Question 18 Easy Mcq

Random Error that happens _______during the process of handling data

Question 19 Easy Mcq

The difference between the maximum values in a set of numbers are known as range

Question 20 Easy Mcq

Statistical analysis that allows scientists to confidently make accurate statements about a population is called ______.

Question 21 Easy Mcq

A graphical representation that uses vertical bars to represent each variable is known as Bar Graph?

Question 22 Easy Mcq

Identifies the line that best describes the relationship is known as regression

Question 23 Easy Mcq

The mean, median, and mode are all measures of central tendency used by researchers.

Question 24 Easy Mcq

Analysis that provides a deeper understanding of variables because it draws conclusions about the population from the sample is known as______Analysis

Question 25 Easy Mcq

The most frequently used number in a database is the ______.

Question 26 Easy Mcq

Division of a distribution into quarters are known as Quartiles

Question 27 Easy Mcq

________ is a graphical representation that presents the frequency of a variable in the form of distinct but connected bars

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The ______ is known to visually depict relationships and patterns among variables.

Question 29 Easy Mcq

The most common measures of variability are the variance and standard deviation.

Question 30 Easy Mcq

Creating a ______ will help a researcher observe the key characteristics of participants in the sample.

Question 31 Easy Mcq

The degree to which data in a data set spread out or deviate from the center is called variability.

Question 32 Easy Mcq

Correlation is used to determine the extent to which five quantitative variables approximate a linear relationship is known as Correlation .

Question 33 Easy Mcq

The collective percentage of categories together is known as ?

Question 34 Easy Mcq

______ is an imaginary line that best reflects the data points

Question 35 Easy Mcq

______from the mean is known as Standard Deviation .

Question 36 Easy Mcq

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 ______.

Question 37 Easy Mcq

A graphical representation of the distribution of ______variable is known as Pie Chart

Question 38 Easy Mcq

To measure how spread out a distribution is from the mean, a researcher would usually use the standard deviation and the variance.

Question 39 Easy Mcq

Outliers are extreme values in a variable either only too high.

Question 40 Easy Mcq

In either grouped or ungrouped data, the most frequent attribute is the ______.