Inferential Statistics Help Us Determine Whether ____ Played a Role

question 145

Multiple Choice

Inferential statistics help us determine whether ____ played a role in an experiment.

• A) chance
• B) a dependent variable
• C) a normal distribution
• D) genetics

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Definitions:

Mean

The average value obtained by adding all the numbers in a data set together and then dividing by the number of values.

Z Score

A statistical measurement that describes a value's relationship to the mean of a group of values, measured in terms of standard deviations from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Percentile

A statistical value indicating the percentage of scores in a distribution that a specific score is equal to or higher than.