1.6 AP Psych

The tendency for scores to congregate around some middle variable is called:

• Range
• Variant Tendency
• Mean
• Central Tendency

Most frequently occurring score in a distribution:

• Mode
• Mean
• Median
• Middle

What is the mode of the following set of numbers:
8, 10, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 15

• 8
• 10
• 11
• 12

The arithmetic average of scores in a distribution - add scores together and then divide by number of scores.

• Mode
• Mean
• Median
• Central Tendency

What is the mean of the following numbers:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The middle score in a rank-ordered distribution is called the:

• Mode
• Mean
• Median
• Central Tendency

What is the median of the following set of scores:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

With a skewed distribution, what is the best measure of the center of the numbers?

• Mode
• Mean
• Median
• Central Tendency

If the distribution curve is low on the left and high on the right, it is said to be a __________ skewed distribution.

• Negatively
• Positively
• Falsely
• Truthfully

The highest value minus the lowest value in a set of data is called:

• Median
• Range
• Mode
• Standard Deviation