AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ measures the frequency of occurrence of a variable.
A
frequency chart
B
frequency table
C
frequency distribution
D
frequency graph
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -CHARACTERISTICS OF FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION Measures of central tendency and location (mean, median, mode) Measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation) The extent of symmetry/asymmetry (skewness) The flatness or peakedness (kurtosis).

Detailed explanation-2: -Histogram. A histogram is a graph that shows the frequency or relative frequency distribution of a quantitative variable. It looks similar to a bar chart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cumulative frequency distribution. Relative frequency distribution. Relative cumulative frequency distribution.

Detailed explanation-4: -To calculate frequency, divide the number of times the event occurs by the length of time.

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