Detailed Review Concepts for Final Exam

CHAPTER 1

population

sample

statistics

parameters

random samples

stratified random samples

incidental samples

randomization

nominal scales

ordinal scales

interval scales

ratio scales

discrete numbers

real numbers

exact scores

reported scores

independent variable

dependent variable

behavioral variables

stimulus variables

order of operations

CHAPTER 2

frequency distribution

percentiles

quartiles

deciles

percentile ranks

score interval

cumulative frequency

histogram

frequency polygon

positively skewed distribution

negatively skewed distribution

P50

Q2

real lower limit

CHAPTER 3

mode

bimodal distribution

median

mean

mean of combined groups

CHAPTER 4

yi

variance

s2

within groups variance

between groups variance

total variance

CHAPTER 5

standard deviation

unbiased estimate

s

descriptive statistics

inferential statistics

normal distribution

z score

T score

degrees of freedom

CHAPTER 6

unit normal curve

table of z scores and areas

probabilities of z

proportions under the unit normal curve

percent of cases above or below z

CHAPTER 7

sampling distribution

Central Limit Theorem

standard error

confidence interval

1.96z

alpha

CHAPTER 8

null hypothesis

scientific or alternative hypothesis



"significant"

"not significant"

p < .05

critical region

Type I error

Type II error

power

beta

statistical conclusion

CHAPTER 9

rxy

cross-product

sum of cross-products

covariance

scatterplot

negative correlation

zero correlation

restriction in range

causality

standard error of rxy

sampling distribution of r

Fisher's Zr

Zr ± 1.96z confidence interval

CHAPTER 10

Y intercept (a)

Slope (b)

coordinate value

regression line

standard error of estimate

Y obtained

Y predicted

a + bX + e

bivariate normal distribution

CHAPTER 11

table of significance r values

sy2

variance error of estimate

sest2

rxy2

practical importance of rxy

df for rxy

CHAPTER 12

standard error of a statistic

sampling distribution of mean differences

standard error of a mean difference

z test statistic

two-tailed test

practical importance of a mean difference

statistical significance of a mean difference

statistical assumptions for z

CHAPTER 13

degrees of freedom

critical values of t

z versus t

assumptions for the t test

test statistics for

omega squared

CHAPTER 14

z test when rxy is known

correlated data

two-tailed test

one-tailed test

percentile equivalents for levels of alpha

df for correlated t test

negative t

CHAPTER 15

homogeneity of variance assumption

single factor ANOVA

t2

Post hoc tests

Type I error with multiple t tests

F ratio

sb2

sw2

between groups variance

within groups variance

b2

w2

t2

source table

sum of squares

SSbetween

(Yt)2 /N

mean square

F test statistic

table of F values

df between

df within

df total

sampling distribution for F

F versus t

omega squared

assumptions for F test

CHAPTER 16

correlated ANOVA model

uncorrelated ANOVA model

ANOVA source table for correlated data

sum of squares between subjects

yr2

df between

df residual

df total

between rows variation

residual

df error for correlated and uncorrelated ANOVA

CHAPATER 17

parametric tests

nonparametric tests

Type II error with nonparametric tests

distribution free tests

observed frequencies

expected frequencies

 distribution when df = 30

sampling distribution of 

Yates' correction

contingency table

null hypothesis for 

no-association hypothesis

hypothesis for z test of independent proportions

df for  in a contingency table

df for single classification 

phi coefficient

N