Question 1

Which of the following correlations represents the strongest relationship between two variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.85 
B)  .01 
C)  .50 
D)  .80 
A)  -.85 
B)  .01 
C)  .50 
D)  .80

Question 2

Which of the following is used to describe the relationship between two dichotomous variables,at least one of which is a true dichotomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  tetrachoric correlation 
B)  phi coefficient 
C)  point biserial correlation 
D)  Spearman's rho 
A)  tetrachoric correlation 
B)  phi coefficient 
C)  point biserial correlation 
D)  Spearman's rho

Question 3

If the line that comes closest to all points in a scatter diagram is perfectly straight,the correlation between the two variables is

Accepted Answer

A)  linear. 
B)  curvilinear. 
C)  positive. 
D)  unknown. 
A)  linear. 
B)  curvilinear. 
C)  positive. 
D)  unknown.

Question 4

In a negative correlation,

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals tend to maintain the same or a similar relative performance. 
B)  scores on one variable tell us nothing about scores on a second. 
C)  individuals who score low on one variable tend to score low on a second. 
D)  high scores on the X variable are associated with low scores on the Y variable. 
A)  individuals tend to maintain the same or a similar relative performance. 
B)  scores on one variable tell us nothing about scores on a second. 
C)  individuals who score low on one variable tend to score low on a second. 
D)  high scores on the X variable are associated with low scores on the Y variable.

Question 5

The coefficient of determination is the

Accepted Answer

A)  number of degrees of freedom. 
B)  difference between predicted and observed values of Y. 
C)  mean. 
D)  squared correlation coefficient. 
A)  number of degrees of freedom. 
B)  difference between predicted and observed values of Y. 
C)  mean. 
D)  squared correlation coefficient.

Question 6

A common use of correlation is to determine evidence for

Accepted Answer

A)  criterion validity. 
B)  face validity. 
C)  a normative sample. 
D)  a scatter plot. 
A)  criterion validity. 
B)  face validity. 
C)  a normative sample. 
D)  a scatter plot.

Which of the following correlations represents the strongest relationship between two variables?

Which of the following is used to describe the relationship between two dichotomous variables,at least one of which is a true dichotomy?

If the line that comes closest to all points in a scatter diagram is perfectly straight,the correlation between the two variables is

In a negative correlation,

The coefficient of determination is the

A common use of correlation is to determine evidence for

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Exam 3: Correlation and Regression

Which of the following correlations represents the strongest relationship between two variables?

Which of the following is used to describe the relationship between two dichotomous variables,at least one of which is a true dichotomy?

If the line that comes closest to all points in a scatter diagram is perfectly straight,the correlation between the two variables is

In a negative correlation,

The coefficient of determination is the

A common use of correlation is to determine evidence for

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

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