AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Statistics
A
Branch of mathematics that is concerned with the collection and interpretation of data from samples.
B
A table or graph that shows how often different numbers, or scores, appear in a particular set of scores.
C
The arithmetic average of a distribution of numbers; the most commonly used measure of central tendency.
D
The score that falls in the middle of an ordered distribution of scores; half of the scores will fall above this point, and half of the scores will fall below it.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Statistics-the branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data.

Detailed explanation-2: -Statistics is the branch of mathematics that studies the collection, organization, analysis and interpretation of numerical data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Statistics is the science concerned with developing and studying methods for collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting empirical data.

Detailed explanation-4: -Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data. The mathematical theories behind statistics rely heavily on differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, and probability theory.

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