Sections of a Scientific Report (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What formula calculates a percentage in psychology research?
What formula calculates a percentage in psychology research?
(Participants who... / total) x 100
How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?
How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?
Divide the percentage by 100
What does P<0.05 mean in psychology?
What does P<0.05 mean in psychology?
95% chance results due to IV change
What is the main disadvantage of using the mean?
What is the main disadvantage of using the mean?
Easily distorted by extreme values
How do extreme scores affect the median?
How do extreme scores affect the median?
Extreme scores do not affect the median
What is the mode?
What is the mode?
Most frequently occurring variable
Why is the range considered unrepresentative?
Why is the range considered unrepresentative?
It only takes two values into account
What does a larger standard deviation indicate?
What does a larger standard deviation indicate?
Greater dispersion of scores
What does a low standard deviation reflect?
What does a low standard deviation reflect?
Data clustered around the mean
When should a bar chart be used?
When should a bar chart be used?
For discrete data in categories
What are the features of a normal distribution?
What are the features of a normal distribution?
Symmetrical, bell-shaped, mean=median=mode
In a positive skew, where is most data clustered?
In a positive skew, where is most data clustered?
Towards the left with tail to right