Child Psychology - Qp10
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- 1.Raw data is the name given to data that has not been interpreted in any way yet.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What is the definition of a graph?
- A.
A selection of coloured indicators
- B.
A line or curve which is achieved by plotting raw data on two axes
- C.
A diagram showing instructions
- 3.In a particular scattergram, the trend of the results appears to start high and then become lower and lower, sloping down toward the right in a very distinct fashion. What kind of correlation is this an example of?
- A.
Perfect positive correlation
- B.
Perfect negative correlation
- C.
Low positive correlation
- D.
Essentially zero correlation
- 4.Correlation of results does not necesarily imply causation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.10 people competing achieved the following scores: 2, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2, 1, 8. What is the average or mean of the scores?
- A.
3.6
- B.
3.7
- C.
3.8
- D.
3.9
- 6.What is the principle problem with taking average scores?
- A.
It requires too much data.
- B.
It is too time-consuming.
- C.
Extreme results will infuence the data.
- 7.Using the previous example, what is the range of the scores? (Scores: 2, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2, 1, 8)
- A.
6
- B.
5
- C.
2
- D.
8
- 8.A significance test would determine whether a particular result was meaningful.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A plus or minus in front of the correlation coefficient indicates:
- A.
The strength of the relationship
- B.
The direction of the relationship
- C.
The nature of the relationship
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