Exam 9: Making Sense of the Numbers

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A researcher shouldnȇt think about coding until halfway through the research process.

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The level of statistical significance

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Bivariate relationships vary in their degree of___________.A very precise relationship occurs when all the cases fit right along the line that indicates the relationship and direction.The amount of spread among the points on the graph indicates___________(same as above).

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The arithmetic average is the most widely used measure of central tendency,it is also called what?

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______________________indicates the probability of finding a relationship in sample data when there is none in the population.

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Mr.Marsh discovers that the measure of association is zero in his data relationship.What does this mean?

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When there is an absence of an association or covariation between two variables this is called what?

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A graph that allows a researcher to see bivariate relationships and usually has independent variables on the horizontal axis and dependent variables on the vertical axis is called a

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Covariance means to vary together.What is the opposite of covariance in a bivariate relationship?

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What is a control variable in a nonexperimental research study?

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What three aspects of a bivariate relationship are revealed in a scattergram?

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The spread around the center of a distribution can be measured three ways.The gives the highest and lowest ends of a set of numbers.

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What is the purpose of multiple regression analysis? What two things does it tell a researcher?

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What is the mode in this group of numbers: 1,1,1,1,5,6,16,33,1

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It is sufficient to say when showing an association between an independent variable and a dependent variable that the independent variable causes a dependent variable.

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Statistics refers both to a set of collected numbers such as existing statistics in the Statistical Abstract and a branch of applied mathematics.

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If a researcher demands a very high standard of significance,he may make a mistake - saying there is no relationship in the population when in reality one exists.

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Mr.Marsh wants to see if smokers like to gamble at casinos.Once he has his data,he plots the information in a scattergram.What three aspects of the bivariate relationship will the scattergram reveal? Explain the significance of each.

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What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 6,3,9

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The power of multiple regression is an ability to control for many variables simultaneously.

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