[PSYC37H3] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (22 pages long!)
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Study guide: you will not be asked to make any calculations in exams, there are formulas in the text, but questions would ask things such as, why is it useful to transform to. Z-scores: video about z-scores on blackboard for clari cation if you are unsure about them, transforms data into standardized units that are easier to interpret, formula is useful for conceptual understanding: The score is the same as the mean. Bfi-44 example: neuroticism, scale score = 3. 63, mean: 3. 16, standard deviation: 0. 86, z-score = 0. 54 (about half a standard deviation above the mean) A measure of where you should be at in your mathematical skills. In a given class, how many people met the criterion: one way to set the criterion is based on expertise, people who work on curriculum standards, based on experience of teachers, etc. Next week: reliability and validity, read chapters 4 and 5.
