AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES IN PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sum of a list of numbers, divided by the total number of numbers in the list best describes which of the following terms?
A
medium
B
mode
C
mean
D
standard deviation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The arithmetic mean is the sum of all of the data points divided by the number of data points.

Detailed explanation-2: -MEAN-the sum of a set of numbers divided by the number of items in the set, also referred to as the average.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mean of a data set is the sum of the values divided by the number of values.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mean (aka the arithmetic mean, different from the geometric mean) of a dataset is the sum of all values divided by the total number of values. It’s the most commonly used measure of central tendency and is often referred to as the “average.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Mean: the sum of all values divided by the total number of values.

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