Understanding Key Terms: Use the word bank below complete each statement in the following paragraphs: Word Bank - insert each word/phrase below into one of the blank spaces in the paragraphs below:...

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Extracted text: Understanding Key Terms: Use the word bank below complete each statement in the following paragraphs: Word Bank - insert each word/phrase below into one of the blank spaces in the paragraphs below: bimodal distribution / ceiling effect / continuous variable / descriptive statistics / discrete variable / equal-interval variable / floor effect / frequency distribution / frequency polygon / frequency table / grouped frequency table / histogram / inferential statistics / interval / kurtosis / levels of measurement / multimodal distribution / nominal variable / normal curve / normal distribution / numeric variables / rank-order variable / ratio scale / rectangular distribution / score / skewed distribution / statistics/symmetrical distribution / unimodal distribution / values / variable A group of psychologists plan to administer an inventory designed to measure the self-esteem reported by students in a statistics course. The inventory asks students to indicate which of 40 statements about their chances to succeed in the course are true for them. True responses are scored a 1 and false responses as 0, so that scores on the inventory can range from 0-40. In order to organize, analyze, and interpret the data they collect, the psychologists will use the branch of science known a (1). reported by students in general, the psychologists will calculate (2) compute the percentages of male and female students who report various levels of self-esteem, the psychologists are computing (3)_ If the psychologists want to make a statement about the self-esteem If the psychologists .Self-esteem is the measured (4) and can assume (5) between O and 40. If the sum of a student's responses is 20, the student's (6) is 20. As the psychologists plan the statistical analyses they will conduct as they collect data, they consider the level at which they will measure the variables in the study. Since numbers will reflect the amount of the construct being measured, the psychologists are using (7). 20 on the self-esteem inventory is reporting twice as much self-esteem as a student with a score of 10, self-esteem is an (8) absence of self-esteem, self- esteem is being measured on a (9) how many colds they have had during the past year, the number of colds is a (10). students are asked how many pounds they have gained or lost during the past 6 months, weight change If a student who has a score of If the scale has an absolute zero point reflecting the complete If students are asked If