HTH 320 Exam 1Questions well
answered to pass
statistics - correct answer ✔✔a branch of mathematics used to summarize, analyze, an interpret a group
of numbers or observations
descriptive statistics - correct answer ✔✔_______________ statistics are procedures used to summarize,
organize, and make sense of a set of scores called: data
inferential statistics - correct answer ✔✔______________ statistics are procedures that allow research
to infer whether observations made with samples are also likely to be observed in the population
sample - correct answer ✔✔a set of individuals, items, or data of interest from a population of interest
sample statistic - correct answer ✔✔__________________ is a characteristic that describes the sample
population - correct answer ✔✔a set of all individuals, all items, or all data of interest
population parameter - correct answer ✔✔__________________ is a characteristics that describes the
population
3 research methods used in behavioral science - correct answer ✔✔1. experimental design
2. quasi experimental design method
3. correctional method
experimental design - correct answer ✔✔_______________ uses manipulation, randomization, and
comparison/control to ensure enough control to allow researchers to draw cause-and-effect conclusions
quasi experimental design - correct answer ✔✔______________ is structured similar to an experiment
but lacks randomization and/or a comparison/control group
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