Category: Math

The data set is as follows: Ford, Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Ford, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Dodge, Dodge, Ford, Subaru, Chevy, Toyota, Chevy. What measure of central tendency and dispersion will be used with this set?
A)Difference scores
B)Range
C)Median
D)Mode

Match each term with its corresponding definition.
a.thyroid storm
f.Addison’s disease
b.pineal body
g.Cushing’s syndrome
c.fingerstick
h.biguanides
d.type 1 diabetes
i.thiazolidinediones
e.type 2 diabetes
j.antidiabetic drugs
-Work to lower sugar levels by blocking the release of glucose by the liver

The data set is: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12. A measure of dispersion is calculated, and it is about 3.5. What is this measure of dispersion?
A)The difference score
B)The variance
C)The range
D)The standard deviation

Which measure is merely a simple difference score?
A)Standard deviation = 2.41
B)Difference scores = -2, -2, -1, +2, and +3
C)Range = 8
D)Variance = 5.80

Which measure is the most helpful both for providing a quantification of dispersion and for providing a way to interpret how far away from the mean each individual score is?
A)Standard deviation
B)Difference scores
C)Range
D)Magnitude

The median is represented by which score for the following data set?
Data set: 1, 2, 4, 7, 7, 8, 10, 10, 10, 18
A)10
B)8
C)7.5
D)7

Match each term with its definition.
a.hormone
f.hypothyroidism
b.growth hormone
g.hyperthyroidism
c.thyrotropin
h.androgens
d.melanocyte-stimulating hormone
i.mineralocorticoids
e.orbital decompression
j.glucocorticoids
-Complex chemical that influences actions at distant sites and controls body functions