AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mr. and Mrs. Klostreich have six children aged 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, and 16. The mean age of the Klostreich children is
A
8
B
6
C
6.5
D
7
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common measure of variation, or spread, is the standard deviation. The standard deviation is a number that measures how far data values are from their mean.

Detailed explanation-2: -A case study is an in-depth examination of an individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -correct. “Range” gives us a rough idea about the “variation in a data set” since it calculates the “difference between the largest and smallest values” in the data set.

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