Measurements of Behavior That Fluctuate from One Observation in Time

question 61

True/False

Measurements of behavior that fluctuate from one observation in time to another or from one observer to another are virtually useless as data.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on a statistical distribution representing a threshold at which the null hypothesis is either rejected or not rejected.

One-Tailed Test

A statistical test in which the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, used when the research hypothesis is directional.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists in the case under investigation.

P-value

The p-value is a statistical measurement used to assess the strength of the results in hypothesis testing; it indicates the probability of observing the study results, or more extreme results, if the null hypothesis were true.