PSYC 2700 Day 2 quiz (ch1&ch2)

Identify the level of measurement for each variable given. (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio)

Number of siblings

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Identify the level of measurement for each variable given. (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio)

Genres of music

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Identify the level of measurement for each variable given. (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio)

IQ scores

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Identify the level of measurement for each variable given. (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio)

Spice Level in food (mild, medium, hot, extra hot)

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Dr. Heppner wonders if creating a personal wellness plan leads to improved psychological well-being among first year students. 

In this scenario, what is the presumed INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (IV)?

• Dr. Heppner

• Wellness Plan Creation

• Psychological Well-being

• Year in School

Dr. Heppner wonders if creating a personal wellness plan leads to improved psychological well-being among first year students. 

In this scenario, what is the presumed DEPENDENT VARIABLE (DV)?

• Dr. Heppner

• Wellness Plan Creation

• Psychological Well-being

• Year in School

Dr. Heppner wonders if creating a personal wellness plan leads to improved psychological well-being among first year students. 

To investigate this, Dr. Heppner has a random half of her students complete a wellness plan activity and the other half do a study plan activity.

Is this an experiment or not?

• Yes! Experiment!

• No, not an experiment. (but that's okay b/c non-experiments are cool too!)

Which of the following is NOT a way to organize raw scores visually?

• Frequency Table

• Grouped Frequency Table

• Histogram

• Line Graph

Given this variable, which visual is the best?

STUDENT EXAM SCORES

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

Given this variable, which visual is the best?

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVORS

• Histogram

• Bar Graph