AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What best describes a mean?
A
Most frequent occurring score
B
The middle score in a set of data
C
The average of a distribution of scores
D
Used to organize data
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common expression for the mean of a statistical distribution with a discrete random variable is the mathematical average of all the terms. To calculate it, add up the values of all the terms and then divide by the number of terms.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mean is the most familiar and is the arithmetic average, calculated by adding up all the scores and dividing by the total number of scores. The median is the point on the scale that divides the distribution of scores in half (half of the scores fall above the median and half fall below).

Detailed explanation-3: -The mean (average) of a data set is found by adding all numbers in the data set and then dividing by the number of values in the set. The median is the middle value when a data set is ordered from least to greatest.

Detailed explanation-4: -A mean scale score is the average performance of a group of students on an assessment. Specifically, a mean scale score is calculated by adding all individual student scores and dividing by the number of total scores. It can also be referred to as an average.

Detailed explanation-5: -O The mean is a measure of central location, calculated by summing all observations in a data set divided by the number of observations in the data set.

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