FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSYCH STATS EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSYCH STATS EXAM

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Question 1: the extrapolation lie

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assumes that values beyond the data points will continue indefinitly

Question 2: line graph

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used to illustrate the relation between two scales

Question 3: moiré vibration

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any visual patterns that create a distracting impression of vibration and movement

Question 4: scatterplot

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a graph that depicts the relation between two scale variables. the values of each variable are marked along the two axes. A mark is made to indicate the intersection of the two scores for each participant.

Question 5: nonlinear relation

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relation between variables that is best described by a line that breaks or curves in some way (not straight)

Question 6: bar graph

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a visual depiction of data in which the independent variable is nominal or ordinal and the dependent variable is scale

Question 7: duck

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features of the data that have been dressed up t be something other than merely data

Question 8: range-frame

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a scatterplot or related graph that indicates the range of the data on each axis; the lines extend only from the minimum to the maximum scores

Question 9: the biased scale lie

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0-5, 0 doesnt mean bad...

Question 10: chartjunk

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any unnecessary information or feature in a graph that detracts from a viewer's ability to understand the data

Question 11: grid

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a background pattern, almost like graph paper, on which the data representations, such as bars, are superimposed

Question 12: linear relation

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relation between variables that is best described by a straight line

Question 13: Pareto chart

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a type of bar graph in which the categories along the x-axis are ordered from highest bar on the left to lowest bar on the right

Question 14: time plot/time series plot

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graph that plots a scale variable on the y-axis as it changes over an increment of time (second, day, century) labelled on the x-axis

Question 15: the interpolation lie

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when we assume that some value between the data points lies on a straight line between those data points

Question 16: defaults

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the options that the software designer has preselected; these are the built-in decisions that the software will implement if you do not instruct it otherwise

Question 17: the inaccurate values lie

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tells the truth in one part of the data but visually distorts in in another place such as propotions

Question 18: pictorial graph

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a visual depiction of data typically used for an independent variable with very few levels (categories) and a scale dependent variable using a picture or symbol to represent its value on the scale dependent variable

Question 19: pie chart

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a graph in the shape of a circle, with a slice for every level (category) of the independent variable

Question 20: the sneaky sample lie

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information from certain people who feel strongly about a subject but not all of the people involved