AP Psychology - Module 7 Flashcards
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| 7478486685 | Descriptive statistics | Numerical data used to measure and describe characteristics of groups. Includes measure of central tendency and measures of variation |  | 0 |
| 7478486686 | Histogram | A bar graph depicting a frequency distribution |  | 1 |
| 7478486687 | Mode | The most frequently occurring scores in a distribution | 2 | |
| 7478486688 | Mean | Arithmetic average of a distribution | 3 | |
| 7478486689 | Median | Midpoint | 4 | |
| 7478486690 | Skewed Distribution | A representation of scores that lack symmetry around their average value |  | 5 |
| 7478486691 | Range | The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution | 6 | |
| 7478486692 | Standard Deviation | A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score |  | 7 |
| 7478486693 | Normal Curve (distribution) | A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data |  | 8 |
| 7478486694 | Statistical Significance | A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance |  | 9 |
| 7478486695 | Inferential Statistics | Numerical data that allows one to generalize- to infer from sample data the probability of something being true of a population | 10 |