Presentation and display of quantitative data

Types of Data

What are the two main types of data used in psychology research?

Bar Graphs

When would you use a bar graph to display quantitative data?

Histograms

What is the difference between a bar graph and a histogram?

Line Graphs

How do line graphs display data and when should they be used?

Tables

What is the purpose of using tables in data presentation?

Scatter Diagrams

What are scatter diagrams used for in psychology?

Measures of Central Tendency

What are the three main measures of central tendency?

Measures of Dispersion

What is the purpose of measures of dispersion?

Line of Best Fit

What is the line of best fit in a scatter diagram?

Normal Distribution

What is the normal distribution, and why is it important in quantitative data?

Skewed Distributions

What are positively and negatively skewed distributions?

Boxplots

What does a boxplot show in the context of data presentation?