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Statistics Terminology and Concepts, Quizzes of Physical Education and Motor Learning

Definitions for various statistical terms, including parameters, statistics, independent and dependent variables, scales, measures of central tendency, correlation, regression, errors, incidence rates, prevalence, validity, and reliability.

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2011/2012

Uploaded on 10/16/2012

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TERM 1
Parameter
DEFINITION 1
Measure of characteristic of population-Greek Letters
TERM 2
Statistic
DEFINITION 2
Descriptive measure of a sample-Roman Letters
TERM 3
Independent Variable
DEFINITION 3
Either manipulated or classifying variables
TERM 4
Dependent Variable
DEFINITION 4
Measure of the effect of the independent variables
TERM 5
Constant
DEFINITION 5
A characteristic is the same for every memeber
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Parameter

Measure of characteristic of population-Greek Letters

TERM 2

Statistic

DEFINITION 2

Descriptive measure of a sample-Roman Letters

TERM 3

Independent Variable

DEFINITION 3

Either manipulated or classifying variables

TERM 4

Dependent Variable

DEFINITION 4

Measure of the effect of the independent variables

TERM 5

Constant

DEFINITION 5

A characteristic is the same for every memeber

Nomial Scale

-CategoricalProperties

Data categories are mutually exclusive

Data categories have no logical order

TERM 7

Least Precise

Scale

DEFINITION 7

Nomial Scale

TERM 8

Ordinal Scale

DEFINITION 8

-Ranked form highest to lowestProperties:

Data categories are mutually exclusive

Data categories have some logical order

TERM 9

Interval Scale

DEFINITION 9

Properties:

Data categories are mutually exclusive

Data categories have some logical order

Difference between levels of categories on any part of the

scale reflects equal differences in the characteristic

0 is not absense of characteristic

TERM 10

Ratio Scale

DEFINITION 10

Properties:

Data categories are mutually exclusive

Data categories have some logical order

Difference between levels of categories on any part of the

scale reflects equal differences in the characteristic

0 is absense of characteristic

Pearson product-moment correlation

(r)

-Both vatiables must be continuous-bivariant correlation

TERM 17

Interpreting R

DEFINITION 17

Not ordinal

TERM 18

R squared

DEFINITION 18

Coeffient of determination

TERM 19

Regression coefficient

DEFINITION 19

Slope

TERM 20

Linear regretion

DEFINITION 20

Y-intercept

Type 1 error

The probability of rejecting the null when it is true

TERM 22

Incidence

rate

DEFINITION 22

# of new occurances in a population

TERM 23

Prevalence

DEFINITION 23

# of all individuaks who have a particular disease in a

populatoon

TERM 24

Validity

DEFINITION 24

The extent an instrument measures what it is supposed to

TERM 25

Reliability

DEFINITION 25

The consistency of measurement