1. Psy 230 Jeopardy Measurement Research Strategies Frequency Distributions Descriptive Stats Grab Bag $100 $200$200 $300 $500 $400 $300 $400 $300 $400 $500 $400

2. Measurement--$100 A variable representing an interval that can be broken down into infinite fineness answer

3. Measurement--$200 Of the four scales of measurement, the most sophisticated answer

4. Measurement--$300 This scale indicates > or < but not by how much answer

5. Measurement--$400 Many scales constructed to measure psychological attributes for research purposes (e.g., IQ and extroversion) are measured on this type of scale answer

6. Measurement-$500 A ______ scale consists of unordered, separate categories and is depicted graphically with this type of figure/graph answer

7. Strategies & Designs--$100 The goal of this research strategy is to establish a cause-effect relationship. answer

8. Strategies & Designs --$200 The goal of this research strategy is to describe the relationship between two variables as they naturally occur in the environment. answer

9. Strategies & Designs --$300 A researcher manipulates this variable because it is the presumed cause of behavior. answer

10. Strategies & Designs --$400 This results when other variables are allowed to vary systematically with the independent variable, leading to ambiguous results. answer

11. Strategies & Designs --$500 This type of variable is treated like an independent variable statistically but it was not manipulated by the experimenter. answer

12. Frequency Distributions--$100 The simplest frequency distribution consists of these two columns. answer

13. Frequency Distributions --$200 The shape of a _____ distribution is perfectly symmetrical. answer

14. Frequency Distributions --$300 This is the appropriate type of chart (or visual) for discrete data. answer

15. Frequency Distributions --$400 These two types of charts appropriately represent data from continuous variables. answer

16. Frequency Distributions --$500 A mathematical procedure for estimating a value that is located between two known values. answer

17. Descriptive Stats--$100 A statistical measure that determines a single value that accurately describes the typical score of a distribution. answer

18. Descriptive Stats--$200 This measure of central tendency is the score at the 50 th percentile. answer

19. Descriptive Stats --$300 This measure of variability measures the average distance between scores and the mean. answer

20. Descriptive Stats --$400 This measures the average of the squared distances from the mean. answer

21. Descriptive Stats --$500 In order to calculate this, take the square root of the population variance. answer

22. Grab Bag--$100 The type of correlation that indicates an inverse relationship between two variables. answer

23. Grab Bag--$200 In statistical formulas, N represents ______________. answer

24. Grab Bag--$300 The only appropriate measure of central tendency for data measured on a nominal scale. answer

25. Grab Bag--$400 Percentile ranks correspond to the values in the ______ column of a frequency distribution answer

26. Grab Bag--$500 The sum of the deviations from the mean always equals this. answer

27. Measurement--$100 A: What is continuous? Back to board

28. Measurement--$200 A: What is ratio? Back to board

29. Measurement--$300 A: What is oridnal? Back to board

30. Measurement--$400 A: What is interval? Back to board

31. Measurement--$500 A: What are nominal and bar graph? Back to board

32. Strategies & Designs--$100 A: What is experimental? Back to board

33. Strategies & Designs--$200 A: What is correlational? Back to board

34. Strategies & Designs--$300 A: What is independent variable? Back to board

35. Strategies & Designs--$400 A: What is confound? Back to board

36. Strategies & Designs--$500 A: What is a quasi- or participant variable? Back to board

37. Frequency Distributions--$100 A: What is score (X) and frequency (f) ? Back to board

38. Frequency Distributions--$200 A: What is normal? Back to board

39. Frequency Distributions--$300 A: What is a bar graph? Back to board

40. Frequency Distributions--$400 A: What are histograms and frequency distribution polygons? Back to board

41. Frequency Distributions--$500 A: What is interpolation? Back to board

42. Descriptive Stats--$100 A: What is central tendency? Back to board

43. Descriptive Stats--$200 A: What is the median? Back to board

44. Descriptive Stats--$300 A: What is the standard deviation? Back to board

45. Descriptive Stats--$400 A: What is the variance (or mean square)? Back to board

46. Descriptive Stats--$500 A: What is population standard deviation? Back to board

47. Grab Bag--$100 A: What is negative? Back to board

48. Grab Bag--$200 A: What is the number of participants/scores in the population? Back to board

49. Grab Bag--$300 A: What is the mode? Back to board

50. Grab Bag--$400 A: What is cumulative percentage (c%)? Back to board

51. Grab Bag--$500 A: What is zero? Back to board