The ____ Is a Specific Statistical Measurement That Shows the Variability

question 19

Multiple Choice

The ____ is a specific statistical measurement that shows the variability of a sample (or population) from the average.

• A) standard deviation
• B) median
• C) mean
• D) mode

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Definitions:

Type II Error

The statistical error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis, a mistake of not detecting an effect that is there.

Nonparametric Techniques

Statistical methods that do not assume a specific distribution for the data they are analyzing.

Parametric Techniques

Statistical methods based on assumptions about the distribution of the underlying population from which the sample data are drawn.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from statistical analysis, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown parameter with a specified level of confidence.