What is the purpose of using statistics when we analyze data?

What will be an ideal response?


Statistics help us summarize a set of data and test hypotheses about behavior. They are important tools in understanding data from research studies where we learn new knowledge about behavior.

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What percentage of the population enters late adulthood having never been married?

A. 1 percent B. 5 percent C. 10 percent D. 14 percent

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According to the social–cognitive approach, dimensions people use in making sense of their experiences are called:

A) personal constructs. B) loci of control. C) outcome expectancies. D) self-concepts.

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Research consistently shows that operant conditioning is enough for children to acquire moral responses.

A. True B. False

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In schools in Arkansas communities that were performing at a low level on standardized tests, what enabled improvement in test scores without large-scale firing of staff or greatly increased amounts of outside funding?

a. social-emotional literacy and character education b. the Arkansas Scholars program c. empowerment evaluation d. both ‘a' and ‘c'

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