True or False 1.The goal of descriptive statistics is to simplify, summarize, and organize data.

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1.The goal of descriptive statistics is to simplify, summarize, and organize data.

2.A summary value, usually numerical, that describes a sample is called a parameter.

3.A researcher records the average age for a group of 25 preschool children selected to participate in a research study. The average age is an example of a statistic.

4.The median is the most commonly used measure of central tendency.

5.The mode is the best way to measure central tendency for data from a nominal scale of measurement.

6.A distribution of scores and a mean of 55 and a standard deviation of 4. The variance for this distribution is 16.

7.In a distribution with a mean of M = 36 and a standard deviation of SD = 8, a score of 40 would be considered an extreme value.

8.In a distribution with a mean of M = 76 and a standard deviation of SD = 7, a score of 91 would be considered an extreme value.

9.A negative correlation means that as the X values decrease, the Y values also tend to decrease.

10.The goal of a hypothesis test is to demonstrate that the patterns observed in the sample data represent real patterns in the population and are not simply due to chance or sampling error.

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