A Level Psychology – Descriptive Statistics, Correlations and Distributions

Last updated: 01/09/2020

AQA A Level Psychology Research Methods A Level Psychology – Descriptive Statistics, Correlations and Distributions

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Question 1 of 24

1. Question
Which of these means “the one in the middle”?
- The Median
- The Mode
- The Mean
- The Range
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Question 2 of 24

2. Question
Which of these means “the most common”?
- The Mode
- The Median
- The Mean
- The Range
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Question 3 of 24

3. Question
Which of these is true for a normal distribution?
- Mode = Mean = Median
- Mode = Mean = Range
- Range = Mean = Median
- Mode = Range = Mean
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Question 4 of 24

4. Question
Which of these is the correct formula for calculating interquartile range?
- Q3-Q1
- Q2-Q3
- Q4-Q1
- Q2+Q1
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Question 5 of 24

5. Question
Which of these is not true for a normal distribution?
- Mode = Range
- Mode = Mean
- Mode = Median
- Median = Mean
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Question 6 of 24

6. Question
Which of these is equal to the median?
- Q2
- Q1
- Q3
- Q4
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Question 7 of 24

7. Question
What is meant by the term “quantitative data”?
- Numerical data
- Written textual data
- Unreliable data
- Invalid data
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Question 8 of 24

8. Question
Which of these is not used when calculating standard deviation?
- The median
- The highest result
- The lowest result
- The mean
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Question 9 of 24

9. Question
What is meant by the term “qualitative data”?
- Written textual data
- Numerical data
- Unreliable data
- Invalid data
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Question 10 of 24

10. Question
Which of these is not used when calculating standard deviation?
- The mode
- The highest result
- The lowest result
- The mean
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Question 11 of 24

11. Question
Which of these can be used to give quantitative data from interviews?
- Closed questions
- Open questions
- Leading questions
- Multiple interviewers
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Question 12 of 24

12. Question
Which of these is not used when calculating standard deviation?
- The range
- The highest result
- The lowest result
- The mean
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Question 13 of 24

13. Question
Which of these is not an advantage of thematic analysis?
- It gives generalisable results
- It preserves detail
- It gives new insights
- It can be done objectively
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Question 14 of 24

14. Question
Which of these is not a possible correlation coefficient?
- A correlation coefficient of 1.1
- A correlation coefficient of 0.1
- A correlation coefficient of -0.1
- A correlation coefficient of -1
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Question 15 of 24

15. Question
What name is given to the categories used in content analysis?
- Typologies
- Typographs
- Typograms
- Typodracts
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Question 16 of 24

16. Question
What type of correlation would be indicated by a line running upwards from left to right?
- Positive
- Negative
- Indicative
- Zero
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Question 17 of 24

17. Question
What is meant by the term “primary data”?
- Information collected from studies
- Information collected from past studies
- Information collected from public domain sources
- Information collected from universities
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Question 18 of 24

18. Question
Which of these words best describes a normal distribution?
- Symmetrical
- Skewed
- Leaning
- Asymmetrical
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Question 19 of 24

19. Question
What is meant by the term “secondary data”?
- Information collected from past studies
- Information collected from studies
- Information collected from public domain sources
- Information collected from universities
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Question 20 of 24

20. Question
Which of these is not an advantage of meta-analysis?
- It is objective
- It is quick
- It is cheap and easy
- It is ethical
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Question 21 of 24

21. Question
Which of these is a correct description of how to calculate a mean?
- Add all the results together and divide by the number of results
- Add all the results together and times by the number of results
- Multiply each result by itself and then divide by the number of results
- Multiple each result by the number of results and then divide by 100
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Question 22 of 24

22. Question
Which of these sets of data has a different mean to the others?
- Set 3: 1, 5, 4
- Set 2: 3, 5, 7
- Set 1: 4, 5, 6
- Set 4: 1, 5, 9
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Question 23 of 24

23. Question
In the formula for calculating mean, what is represented by “N”?
- The number of results
- The number of participants
- The mode
- The median
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Question 24 of 24

24. Question
Which of these only uses the highest and lowest results in a data set?
- The Range
- The Mode
- The Mean
- The Median
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