PSY 3307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Standardized Test, Nominal Level
10 Apr 2018
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An introduction: tests are always occurring in our lives, when born, agpar assesses appearance (colour), pulse), grimace (response to stimulation), activity (muscle tone), and respiration (breathing, school tests, sat, gre. Five-minute history of testing: timeline of tests, 2200 bce: public officials tested in china. 2: types of tests, achievement tests: assess i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge i(cid:374) pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) domain, ie. , midterm in history. 14: the results of any test should always be interpreted within the context they were collected. The four hoursemen (or levels) of measurement: four levels of measurement, a level of measurement represents how much information is being provided by outcome measure. Max or russ is o(cid:396)di(cid:374)al s(cid:272)ales do(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude this information; ie. , max may get 3/10 while russ gets. Questions: levels of measurement are useful because they allow us ss. 10: nominal categories, interval, nominal categories, interval , ratio absolute 0.
