Computations That Describe Either the Characteristics of a Variable or the Relationship

question 72

Multiple Choice

Computations that describe either the characteristics of a variable or the relationship among variables are

• A) Descriptive statistics.
• B) Inferential statistics.
• C) Qualitative statistics.
• D) Quantitative statistics.

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Definitions:

Representative Sample

A subset of a population that accurately reflects the members of the entire population.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon, used to indicate the size of an experimental effect.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, it is the variable that is tested and measured, expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.