Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics 1.)A variable which has an infinite number

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics 1.)A variable which has an infinite number of possible fractions between two values is referred to as a a continuous variable b. a discrete variable c. a relevant variable d. a correlational variable 2) A statistic is to a parameter as: a a sample is to a population b. a population is to a sample c. a mean is to a standard deviation d. descriptive statistics are to inferential statistics 3.) Statistics involves all of the following except a the organization of data b. the interpretation of data c. the subjectivity of data d the summarization of data 4.) A school psychologist is concerned with the relationship between bullying behavior and violent video gaming among elementary school males. In order to assess this relationship, the psychologist first selects a random sample of 20 males who play violent video games and measures the hours per week of violent video gaming. The psychologist then measures the number of bullying incidents each student initiates over a month. The research design of this study involves the use of a the placebo method b. the experimental method c. the dependent method dthe correlational method 5.) In a similar example to the above, the school psychologist instead randomly selects 20 elementary school males and randomly assigns each to either a group of 2 hours per week OR 10 hours per week of violent video game playing. She manipulates whether each student is exposed 2 hours of violent gaming or 10 hours of violent gaming and then measures the number of bullying incidents initiated over a month The research design of this study involves the use of a the placebo methocd b. the experimental method c. the dependent method d. the correlational method 18 of 3825 words E wa

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1) A variable which has an infinite number of possible fractions between two values is referred to as:
(a) A continuous variable

2) A statistic is to a parameter as:
(a) A sample is to a parameter

3) Statistics involves all of the following except:
(a) The organization of data

4) For this question option (d) is correct.

5) For this question option (b) is correct.

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