PSYC 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Scientific Consensus, Descriptive Statistics, Saber Of London
11 Nov 2018
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Scientific method-objective way to get info- empirical evidence includes all other methods. *this all assumes there is an objective truth. Data can be any set of information that describes a given entity. A number that represents a sample (of a larger group) All the people/items you are interested in particular study. Numbers that summarize data for an entire population. Observational study with the objective of estimating the values of a particular population characteristics. *(cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e all the i(cid:374)fo (cid:455)ou use a statisti(cid:272) to make an inference. Descriptive statistics- summarize, organize and present data in a convenient and communicable from. Inferential statistics- techniques that allow us to make inferences or conclusions about a population based on the data that is gathered from the sample. You have to start here to make an inference. Ex; there are these many illegal immigrants in the country.
