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Cards Term the standard normal distribution has a mean=? and a SD=? Definition mean=0 and a SD=1 Term a discrete variable is one that increases from ? to ? Definition from one whole nbr to another whole nbr Term the ? ? is a means of expressing the data in a single score Definition Central tendency Term Null Hypo states a param is ? or ? Definition equal to a certain value values from 2 groups are equal Term there are ? groups of inferential statistics Definition 3 Term A level of probability of rejecting a true Ho is called the ? ? Definition alpha level Term the f ratio = ? Definition between group variance / within group variance Term a one –way ANOVA is ? ? variable at a ? of levels Definition one independent number Term a sampling frame is a Definition a list of exclusion + inclusion criteria Term in simple random sampling, everyone has ? Definition an equal chance of being picked Term There is just one group of participants in ? -subjects design Definition within -subjects design Term There is more than one group of participants in ? design Definition There is more than one group of participants in between-subjects design Term Each individual is tested only once in ?-subjects design Definition Each individual is tested only once in between-subjects design Term Each individual experiences every condition in the study in ?-subjects design. Definition within-subjects design. Term two main types of experimental designs are ?-subjects design + ?-subjects design Definition two main types of experimental designs are between-subjects design + within-subjects design Term ? variables - Variables that take on a small set of possible values Definition Discrete variables - Variables that take on a small set of possible values Term ? variables Variables that can take on only two different values Definition Dichotomous variables Variables that can take on only two different values Term ? Validity – comparing scores of a new measure with an existing measure Definition Criterion Validity – comparing scores of a new measure with an existing measure Term ? data is Information gathered in narrative (nonnumeric) form Definition Qualitative data is Information gathered in narrative (nonnumeric) form Term A research methodology which has its roots in philosophy and which focuses on the lived experience of individuals is Definition A research methodology which has its roots in philosophy and which focuses on the lived experience of individuals is Phenomenology Term Internal Consistency is measured by ? Definition Internal Consistency is measured by Cronbach alphas Term “small not representative samples” is a characteristic of the ? Paradigm Definition Qualitative Term “develops concepts” is a characteristic of the ? Paradigm Definition Qualitative Term “large, random selection, representative sample” is a characteristic of the ? Paradigm Definition Quantitive Term “structured + unchangeable” is a characteristic of the ? Paradigm Definition Quantitive Term “cause and effect” is a characteristic of the ? Paradigm Definition Quantitive Term “test theories” is a characteristic of the ? Paradigm Definition Quantitive Term T-Tests, Anaova + Correlation are examples of ? tests Definition parametric Term Chi-Sq is a ? test Definition Non-Parametric Term in Non-Parametric/Parametric test, the sample is not representative of population Definition Non-Parametric