PSY 2106 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Variance, Standard Deviation, Intelligence Quotient

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2106
• Professor: Heather Poole

Document Summary

Stats are a tool for scientific research. The research design we choose/question we ask influences the statistics we use. Style of survey questions (open ended, likert, y/n) Using a sample to draw conclusions about a population about a population. Participants are presented with a list of words written on a white background on a powerpoint slide. In one group, the words are written in black. Sept 7, 2018 one minute to write down as many words as the can recall. The number of words correctly recalled will be recorded for each group. Explain how to make an experiment, iv and dv. Scored fall into a set of categories. Scores fall along a continuum of numbers. Not that a given measure can often be made categorical or continuous. The values are on some sort of number scale. Subtracting a score from another gives a meaningful value. Categories may be numbered, but only for identification.