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Details Title: Research Description: Chapter 2 Total Flash Cards: 16 Created: 02/11/2007 13:12:30	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Schema Definition A cognitive generalization that organizes and guides the processings of information Term Descriptive Statistics Definition Used to summarize and describe the behavior of participants in a study Term Inferential Statistics Definition Used to draw conclusions about the reliability and generalizability of ones findings Term Variance Definition Indicates the amount of observed variability in participants' behavior Term Range Definition The difference between the largest and the smallest scores Term Mean Definition The sum of a set of scores divided by the number of scores you have Term Total Sum of Squares Definition The added squared deviation scores Term Total variance Definition systematic variance+error variance Term Systematic Variance Definition The part of the total variability in participants' behavior that is related in an orderly predictable fashion to the variables the researcher is investigating Term Error Variance Definition The portion of the total variance that is unrelated to the variables under investigation in this study Term Measures of Strength of Association Definition Express the strength of relationships Term Meta-Analysis Definition Used to analyze and integrate the results from a large set of individual studies Term Effect Size Definition An index of strength of relationship between the variables Term Behavior variability Definition How and why behavior varies across situations Term Small variability Definition Scores in data are tightly clustered around mean. Small variance Term Large Variability Definition Scores in data are more spread out around the mean. Larger variance.