The General Process of Analyzing, and Interpreting Data to Assist

question 58

Multiple Choice

The general process of analyzing, and interpreting data to assist in making more effective decisions is called

• A) Statistics.
• B) Descriptive statistics.
• C) Inferential statistics.
• D) Levels of measurement.
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that uses context and pre-existing knowledge to understand information.

Constriction

The act or process of drawing together or becoming narrower; it can apply to physical objects, bodily processes, or even psychological states.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of adjusting existing cognitive structures in response to new experiences; in vision, the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina.

Fovea

The central focal point in the retina, around which the eye’s cones cluster.