Inferential Statistics

Inferential Statistics

10th Grade

17 Qs

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Inferential Statistics

Inferential Statistics

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10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is proof often considered virtually impossible in psychology research according to the text?

Because psychology does not follow the scientific method

Because it is difficult to control enough variables to isolate a relationship definitively

Because psychology research does not involve human or nonhuman subjects

Because the results of psychology research are not important

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the general agreement among most researchers regarding the likelihood that research findings are correct?

Findings are always 100% correct

Findings are correct about 50% of the time

Findings are correct to a reasonable degree on 95 percent

Findings cannot be correct at all

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a sample in psychological research?

To prove the researcher's hypothesis without any doubt

To represent the population for the purposes of the study

To gather a group of subjects that are not affected by mood, relationships, or traffic

To ensure that every member of a population takes a test

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the baseline provided by a sample in a research study represent?

The maximum score that can be achieved by the population

The average proficiency of the general population

The minimum level of dependability of the results

The exact results that will be obtained from the entire population

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is inferential statistics primarily concerned with?

Calculating the exact values for a population

Inferring population characteristics from a sample

Proving something about a sample

Estimating the mean of a sample

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is parameter estimation?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do we try to estimate the population mean through parameter estimation?

Because we can always know the population statistics

Because the sample mean is always equal to the population mean

Because we rarely know what the population is like

Because it is easier than calculating the sample mean

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