educational self assessment The goal of ____ is to summarize and explain a specific set of data. The goal of ____ is to summarize and explain a specific set of data. (a) Inferential statistics (b) Descriptive statistics (c) None (d) All above ✅ Correct option: (b) Descriptive statistics Explanation: Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment A graph using vertical bars is called a A graph using vertical bars is called a (a) Line graph (b) Scatterplot (c) Bar graph (d) Vertical graph ✅ Correct option: (c) Bar graph Explanation: A bar graph uses vertical Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment A data set organized as participants (rows) × variables (columns) is called a data set. A data set organized as participants (rows) × variables (columns) is called a data set. (a) True (b) False (c) None of these (d) All of the above ✅ Correct option: (a) Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment Hypothesis testing and estimation are types of descriptive statistics. Hypothesis testing and estimation are types of descriptive statistics. (a) True (b) False (c) None of these (d) All of the above ✅ Correct option: (b) False Explanation: Hypothesis testing and Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment The standard deviation is: The standard deviation is: (a) The square root of the variance (b) A measure of variability (c) An approximate indicator of how numbers vary from the mean (d) All above Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment The denominator (bottom) of the z-score formula is The denominator (bottom) of the z-score formula is (a) The standard deviation (b) The difference between a score and the mean (c) The range (d) The mean ✅ Correct option: (a) Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment Approximately what percentage of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution? Approximately what percentage of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution? (a) 34% (b) 95% (c) 99% (d) 68% ✅ Correct option: (d) 68% Explanation: Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment What is the median of the following set of scores? 18, 6, 12, 10, 147 What is the median of the following set of scores? 18, 6, 12, 10, 147 (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 12 ✅ Correct option: (d) 12 Explanation: The median Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment Which of the following is possible in a factorial design with two independent variables? Which of the following is possible in a factorial design with two independent variables? (a) There is only one main effect present (b) There are two main effects present (c) Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment A sequencing effect where performance is influenced by prior treatment is called A sequencing effect where performance is influenced by prior treatment is called (a) Counterbalancing effect (b) Carryover effect (c) Treatment effect (d) Order effect ✅ Correct option: (b) Carryover effect Explanation: Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment The influence of a single independent variable is called The influence of a single independent variable is called (a) Interaction effect (b) Reactive effect (c) Main effect (d) Proactive effect ✅ Correct option: (c) Main effect Explanation: A main effect Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment A design where all participants take part in all treatment conditions is A design where all participants take part in all treatment conditions is (a) Factorial design (b) Repeated measures design (c) Replicated design (d) Pretest-posttest control-group design ✅ Correct option: (b) Repeated Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment The primary goal of experimental research is to identify the effect of the The primary goal of experimental research is to identify the effect of the (a) Dependent variable (b) Extraneous variable (c) Independent variable (d) Confounding variable ✅ Correct option: (c) Independent variable Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment (Untitled) Which term describes a sequencing effect from the order of treatment administration? (a) Carry-over effect (b) Order effect (c) Sequencing effects (d) None ✅ Correct option: (b) Order effect Explanation: Order Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment Manipulating the independent variable by varying the type presented to groups is called Manipulating the independent variable by varying the type presented to groups is called (a) Amount technique (b) Absence technique (c) Type technique (d) Presence technique ✅ Correct option: (c) Type technique Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment A cell is a combination of two or more ___ in a factorial design. A cell is a combination of two or more ___ in a factorial design. (a) Research designs (b) Research measurements (c) Dependent variables (d) Independent variables ✅ Correct option: (d) Independent variables Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment Which term is not related to counterbalancing? Which term is not related to counterbalancing? (a) Carryover effect (b) Order effect (c) Sequencing effects (d) Matching ✅ Correct option: (d) Matching Explanation: Counterbalancing is a control technique used primarily Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
educational self assessment Which control technique controls for both known and unknown variables? Which control technique controls for both known and unknown variables? (a) Building the extraneous variable into the design (b) Matching (c) Random assignment (d) Analysis of covariance ✅ Correct option: (c) Tauseef Ahmad 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
