When is the abstract for a research report usually written?
a. after the title page is written
b. after the data are collected
c. first, before any other part of the report
d. last, after the entire report is completed
If an experiment involving an experimental group and a control group were performed over and over and the distribution of the difference between the means of the experimental and control groups was plotted, this distribution would approximate a normal distribution.
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In APA style, where do page numbers appear?
a. at the upper left hand corner of the page
b. at the upper right hand corner of the page
c. at the center bottom of the page
d. at the lower right hand corner of the page
Characteristics of a population of scores are called parameters, while characteristics of a sample of scores drawn from a larger population are called statistics.
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The pages of a research report are ____.
a. numbered starting on the title page
b. numbered starting on the abstract page
c. numbered starting with the body of the research report
d. not numbered
Inferential statistics are used to assess the importance of experimental results.
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Which is the correct order of the sections of a research report?
a. introduction, references, method, results, and discussion
b. introduction, method, results, and discussion
c. abstract, introduction, method, and results
d. abstract, discussion, introduction, method, results, and discussion
In describing an array of data, psychologists typically present two descriptive statistics, the mean and the variance.
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APA guidelines for word processing include ____.
a. 12-point font
b. 1 margins
c. single spacing
d. hyphenating at end of lines
The median is often used because it is insensitive to extreme scores.
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