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Psychology and statistics

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a study on test anxiety, the scores are: 10, 12, 12, 12, 15. The mode is most helpful to identify the:

a)

average level

b)

most frequent anxiety score

c)

middle score

d)

Highest score

2.

Therapy session attendance this month: 2, 3, 3, 4, 6. The median number of sessions is:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

4.5

3.

When might a psychologist prefer to use the mode over the mean or median?

a)

When data is normally distributed

b)

When there are outliers in the data

c)

When identifying the most common response or behavior

d)

When calculating correlations

4.

Which measure of central tendency is least affected by extreme values (outliers)?

a)

Mean

b)

Mode

c)

Median

d)

Average

5.

How is variance related to standard deviation?

a)

Variance is the square root of the standard deviations

b)

Standard deviation is the square root of variance

c)

Variance is the average of the squared deviation of the mean, standard deviation is its squre root

d)

They are unrelated concepts