Statistics in Psychology Quiz

Which of the following is a measure of central tendency that is calculated by adding all the values and dividing by the number of values?

• Median

• Mode

• Arithmetic Mean

• Range

What type of study involves observing different subjects at one point in time?

• Longitudinal Study

• Cross-Sectional Study

• Meta-Analysis

• Experimental Study

Which of the following is used to summarize and describe the main features of a data set?

• Inferential Statistics

• Descriptive Statistics

• Significance Tests

• Meta-Analysis

What type of statistics is used to make inferences or generalizations about a population based on a sample?

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Standard Deviation

• Arithmetic Mean

Which type of study involves repeated observations of the same variables over a period of time?

• Cross-Sectional Study

• Longitudinal Study

• Meta-Analysis

• Experimental Study

What is the term for a statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies?

• Cross-Sectional Study

• Longitudinal Study

• Meta-Analysis

• Descriptive Statistics

Which of the following tests is used to determine if the results of a study are likely to be due to chance?

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Significance Tests

• Meta-Analysis

What is the measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values?

• Arithmetic Mean

• Standard Deviation

• Median

• Mode

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If the standard deviation of a data set is 5, what is the variance?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 50

In a normal distribution, approximately what percentage of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean?

• 50%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%