Jeff Knows the Midterm Chemistry Exam Is Going to Be

question 3

Multiple Choice

Jeff knows the midterm chemistry exam is going to be tough.He is trying to prepare for it by taking a practice test every night before he goes out with his buddies.Jeff is

• A)using the technique of stress inoculation.
• B)restructuring his thinking patterns.
• C)increasing his level of stress before the test.
• D)using alcohol as a coping mechanism to relax.

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Definitions:

Preliminary Analysis

An initial examination of data to check for possible errors, understand basic trends and assumptions, and determine the most appropriate statistical tests.

Approximately Normal

Describes a data distribution that closely follows a normal distribution, even though it may not be perfectly normal.

Outliers

Observations that lie an abnormal distance from other values in a random sample from a population.

Approximately Normal

Describes a data distribution that is close to a normal distribution, but not perfectly symmetrical, often applicable in large sample sizes due to the Central Limit Theorem.