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| 7582679447 | descriptive statistic | numerically measures and describes characteristics of a group |  | 0 |
| 7582679448 | measure of central tendency | a single score that represents a whole set of scores; summarizes data |  | 1 |
| 7582679449 | mode | the frequency that occurs the most |  | 2 |
| 7582679450 | mean | the average of the scores |  | 3 |
| 7582679451 | median | the middle score |  | 4 |
| 7582679452 | skewed distribution | a representation of the scores that lack symmetry around average value |  | 5 |
| 7582679453 | range | the difference b/t the highest and lowest scores |  | 6 |
| 7582679454 | standard deviation | measures how score deviate from one another; makes the mean meaningful | 7 | |
| 7582679455 | normal curve | symmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes distribution of many types of data |  | 8 |
| 7582679456 | inferential data | numerical data that allows one to generalize | 9 | |
| 7582679457 | statistical significance | statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance |  | 10 |
| 7582679458 | what does it mean when something is statistically significant? | it means that the results did not occur by chance | 11 | |
| 7582679459 | name research methods that generate descriptive statistics | case studies, natural observation, survey w/o random sampling | 12 | |
| 7582679460 | name research methods that generate inferential statistics | experiments, surveys with random sampling | 13 | |
| 7582679461 | small statistical deviation | scores are closer together | 14 | |
| 7582679462 | large statistical deviation | scores are further apart | 15 |
