Inspection of Self-Report Data Such as That Found in the Monitoring

question 6

True/False

Inspection of self-report data such as that found in the Monitoring the Future reports indicates that teen drug use is indeed rampant, as suggested by the media.

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Definitions:

Percentile Points

Values that divide a set of observations into 100 equal parts, often used to interpret scores in tests.

Distribution

The spread of values within a dataset, representing how often each value occurs.

T Scores

Standardized scores with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, used to compare an individual's result to a norm group.

Standard Scores

Scores that are expressed as the number of standard deviations above or below the mean of the distribution.