The Main Purpose of ______ Statistics Is to ______

question 1

Multiple Choice

The main purpose of ______ statistics is to ______.

• A) inferential; prove theories
• B) descriptive; test hypotheses about populations
• C) inferential; identify outliers
• D) descriptive; summarize a set of data for a variable

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Definitions:

Sensory Response

Sensory response is the reaction of a person's sensory systems, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, to external stimuli.

Place Theory

A theory in hearing that suggests that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane of the inner ear.

Frequency Theory

A theory in the study of hearing that suggests pitch is determined by the rate at which nerve impulses are fired in response to sound vibrations.

High Pitches

Sounds that have a high frequency, typically perceived as shrill or squeaky, easily distinguishable from lower pitch sounds.