The Difference Between the Highest and the Lowest Values in a Distribution

question 37

Multiple Choice

The difference between the highest and the lowest values in a distribution of scores is known
As the:

• A)deviation.
• B)midpoint.
• C)range.
• D)m edian.

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Aspects of an experimental setting that lead participants to guess the purpose of the study and adjust their behavior to what they believe the experiment expects.

Experimenter-Expectancy Effect

A bias in research outcomes where the researcher's expectations inadvertently influence the participants' performance.

Double-Blind Design

An experimental design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or extended to other contexts or populations.