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Rather than being dichotomous, Eysenck suggests that traits are
Descriptive Statistics
Statistical measures that describe the results of a study; descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency (e.g., mean), variability (e.g., standard deviation), and correlation (e.g., Pearson r).
Prison Sentence
The punishment assigned by a court, typically involving incarceration, for someone convicted of a crime.
Physically Attractive
The attribute of being appealing or pleasing in appearance to the sensory perceptions of others.
Alpha Level
The probability of incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis that is used by a researcher to decide whether an outcome of a study is statistically significant (most commonly, researchers use a probability of .05).
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