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Chapter 10
Descriptive Statistics
Numbers
One tool for collecting data about communication phenomena
Capture quality, intensity, value, or degree Only meaningful if they are interpreted
Operationalizations specify how data are collected and become numerical
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Looking at a Data Set
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Normal Curve
Also known as bell curve
A theoretical distribution of scores
Majority of cases distributed around the peak in the middle
Progressively fewer cases moving away form the middle
Symmetrical – one side mirrors the other
Mean, median, and mode have the same value
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Normal Curve
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Skewed Distributions
Curve is asymmetrical
Positively skewed curve – very few high scores
Negatively skewed curve – very few low scores
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