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... scores mean . The Mean A measure of central tendency is a single value that describes average performance on a test . Measures of central tendency show us the score , or point , about which a group of scores tend to pile up or center ...
... scores mean . The Mean A measure of central tendency is a single value that describes average performance on a test . Measures of central tendency show us the score , or point , about which a group of scores tend to pile up or center ...
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... scores , it is often useful to indicate not only an average score , but how widely the test scores are spread out and how a particular score can be understood in relation to others . The most simple measure of spread or dispersion is ...
... scores , it is often useful to indicate not only an average score , but how widely the test scores are spread out and how a particular score can be understood in relation to others . The most simple measure of spread or dispersion is ...
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... score of 59 , we would first note that eleven students have scores lower than this , and that two students have scores at 59. Therefore , substituting 30 to N in our formula , we would have- percentile rank = 11 + 1 30 × 100 = 40 Thus ...
... score of 59 , we would first note that eleven students have scores lower than this , and that two students have scores at 59. Therefore , substituting 30 to N in our formula , we would have- percentile rank = 11 + 1 30 × 100 = 40 Thus ...
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TOWARD DEVELOPING A PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK | 1 |
Psychological Models for Understanding and Interpreting Behavior | 37 |
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