Question 1

The __________ interpretation of probability is the understanding of probability as the proportion of a particular outcome you would obtain if you were to repeat the experiment many times.

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Question 2

A(n)__________ shows the percentage of scores between the mean and any particular Z score.

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Question 3

In __________ sampling, the researcher often begins with a complete list of all the members of the population.

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Question 4

The mean, standard deviation, and variance of a population are called population __________.

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Question 5

In the context of probability, a(n)__________ is the result of an experiment (or virtually any event, such as a coin coming up heads or it raining tomorrow).

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Question 6

Inferential statistics is the branch of statistics that draws conclusions about ___________ based on information in ___________.

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Question 7

In a normal distribution approximately 68% of the scores are between a Z score of -1 and a Z score of __________.

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Question 8

"______= .5" expresses in symbols that the probability is fifty-fifty that a particular thing will happen. (Give a letter or symbol.)

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Question 9

The scores of the entire group of participants to which a researcher intends the results of a study to apply is called a(n)__________.

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Question 10

A probability is a proportion. (True or False)

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A probability is the proportion of desired outcomes to total outcomes. Therefore, it is a proportion.

Question 11

In a normal curve approximately __________ percent of the scores are between one and two standard deviations above the mean.

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Question 12

Sixty years ago opinion polls often used the __________ method of sampling, which is now largely discredited.

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Question 13

You conduct a survey by giving out a questionnaire to the people you meet (and who are willing to take your questionnaire)on a given evening. You are using __________ selection.

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Question 14

A(n)__________ refers to the scores of the particular set of people studied that are intended to represent the scores in some larger population.

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Question 15

A(n)__________ refers to the larger group to which a researcher makes inferences based on the particular group of participants studied.

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Question 16

Probability is the __________ relative frequency of a particular outcome.

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Question 17

Today, survey sampling uses complex methods in order to ensure a close approximation to true __________ sampling.

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Question 18

The mean, standard deviation, and variance of a sample are called sample ___________.

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