1.3

Statistics Basics

AP Psychology

Why statistics matter

Descriptive statistics

Measures of central tendency

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The effect of outliers

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Measures of variability

The normal distribution (bell curve)

Skewed distributions

Correlation

Inferential statistics

Statistical significance

The null hypothesis

Key vocabulary

AP Exam Tips

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Common Mistakes

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