Statistics

  • Descriptive statistics
  • Inferential statistics
  • Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode
  • Skewed distributions: positive and negative
  • Normal distribution...know the percentages
  • Standard deviation/variance
  • Range
  • Percentile score
  • standard scores
  • Correlation: positive and Negative
  • Correlation coefficient
  • what does correlation mean? Not cause
  • Inferential statistics
  • T Test 
  • Statistical significance
  • Statistical inference
  • illusory correlation - a perceived correlation that does not really exist
  • When can you generalize from a sample?
  • Inferences - can't prove - probability statements
  • How is sampling error minimized?