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Scientific Literature
Quiz 6 (6.27)
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06/13/2008

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frequency
Definition
- count
- The number of times that a value occurs in the data
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data matrix
Definition
a table showing each subject’s score from lowest to highest
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frequency distribution
Definition
a display that shows how often certain variables occur or how often values of a specific variable occur
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normal distribution
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a frequency distribution in which most of the data are clustered around the mean; the so-called bell-shaped distribution. Mean, median and mode are all the same
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outlier
Definition
Individual data point which falls outside the overall pattern of a graph
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positive skew
Definition
tail to the right; more scores in the lower range; mean and median are to the right of the mode
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negative skew
Definition
tail to the left; more scores in the higher range; mean and median are to the left of the mode
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symmetric distribution
Definition
a pattern of distribution where the left and right sides of the histogram are approximately mirror images of each other
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