PSYC 2020 Chapter 3-4: Chapter 3 & 4 notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2020
• Professor: Alistair Mapp

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If it pivots at a score equal to the mean, it will be balanced the weighted/overall mean: combine two sets of scores and. Imagine a see saw, with its pivot at the mean. eg introduction of a box (a score) to the right of the mean score causes the seesaw to tilt right. 50% of the scores in the distribution calculations for the median median: when scores are listed from smallest to largest, the median is the midpoint of the list. 3. 1 overview central tendency: a statistical measure to determine one sole score to de ne the centre of a distribution. This relationship is determined by the shape of the distribution. 3. 6 central tendency and the shape of a distribution. 3: central tendency outlines in the publication manual of the american. Psychological association (2010) behavioural science journals use guidelines adopted by the. Xmin for a discrete variable de nition: range is the number of categories alternative de nition: xmax-