Stats/Methods I
JEOPARDY
Jeopardy
Correlation
Regression
Z-Scores
Probability
Surprise
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Correlation--$100
When two variables tend to move
in the same direction
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Correlation--$200
A perfect correlation is indicated by
a correlation coefficient of
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Correlation--$300
On a scatterplot, a negative
correlation looks like this
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Correlation--$400
Compute this to determine whether
a consistent relationship exists
between two rank-order measures.
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Correlation--$500
Conceptually, the Pearson
correlation coefficient is computed
by dividing _________ by
_________.
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Regression--$100
When drawing the regression line,
what is the minimum number of
points you must compute and plot?
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In the regression equation, “a”
stands for __________.
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Regression--$300
In the regression equation, a
negative _____ means that Y
decreases when X increases.
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Regression--$400
In general, a linear relationship
between x and y can be expressed
by this equation
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Regression--$500
The variable you will use to make
predictions goes on the __axis and
the variable you’re interested in
predicting goes on the __axis.
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Z-Scores--$100
The z-score that would indicate a
score located 2 standard deviation
units below the mean.
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Z-Scores--$200
If a person earns a score that is
equal to the population mean, that
person’s z-score will be ___.
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Z-Scores--$300
The distribution of z-scores always
has a standard deviation of ___.
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Z-Scores--$400
The two pieces of population
information you need in order to
transform a raw score into a zscore.
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Z-Scores--$500
If the original distribution is
negatively skewed, the shape of
the distribution after a z-score
transformation will be
___________.
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Probability--$100
In general, the probability of A is
computed by taking __________
and dividing by ________.
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Probability--$200
For the definition of probability to
be accurate, the outcomes must be
obtained by a process called
___________.
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Provides a complete listing of zscores and their corresponding
proportions of the normal
distribution.
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The _____ always corresponds to
the larger part of the distribution,
whether it is on the right-hand side
or the left-hand side of the
distribution.
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When finding the ______ for a
particular score, we are always
looking for the proportion of the
distribution to the _____ of the x
value.
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In a binomial situation, if p = .75,
then q = ___.
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Another name for a non-directional
test.
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Gives the proportion of variability in
y that can be explained by the
variability in x.
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The binomial distribution is always
a _____ histogram,while the
normal distribution is a ________,
smooth curve.
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When ___ and ___ are both at
least 10, the binomial distribution is
closely approximated by a normal
distribution.
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Correlation--$100
A: What is a positive
correlation?
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Correlation--$200
A: What is 1 (positive &
negative)?
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A: What is an envelope
moving down from left to
right?
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Correlation--$400
A: What is the Spearman
correlation?
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A: What is
Degree to which x & Y vary together
Degree to which x and y vary separately
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Regression--$100
A: What is 2?
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A: What is the y-intercept?
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A: What is slope?
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A: What is
y predicted=bx+a ?
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A: What is x and y (in that
order)?
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Z-Scores--$100
A: What is z = -2.0 ?
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A: What is z = 0.00 ?
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A: What is 1?
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A: What are the population
mean and the population
standard deviation?
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A: What is the same—
negatively skewed?
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Probability--$100
A: What is
# of outcomes classified as A
total # of possible outcomes
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A: What is random sampling?
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A: What is the unit normal
table?
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A: What is the body?
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A: What is the percentile rank
and left?
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A: What is .25?
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A: What is a two-tailed test?
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A: What is the coefficient of
determination (r2 )?
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A: What is discrete and
continuous?
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A: What is (p)(n) and (q)(n)?
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