The Application of Mathematics to Describing and Analyzing Data Is

question 47

Multiple Choice

The application of mathematics to describing and analyzing data is called

• A)statistics.
• B)significance.
• C)central tendency.
• D)dispersion.

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Definitions:

Fixed Mindset

A belief that one's abilities, intelligence, and talents are fixed traits, leading to a focus on documentation rather than development of these traits.

Learned Helplessness

A state where an individual experiences feelings of helplessness, resulting from experiencing trauma or continuous lack of success.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts that allow individuals to quickly select and apply schemas to new or ambiguous situations.

Schema Selection

The process of choosing relevant frameworks or cognitive structures from one's memory in order to interpret and understand new information.