Question 1

Optimally,it is possible to generalize your results from ______ to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) your population;a smaller sample 
B) your sample;a smaller population 
C) your population;a larger sample 
D) your sample;a larger population 
A) your population;a smaller sample 
B) your sample;a smaller population 
C) your population;a larger sample 
D) your sample;a larger population D

Question 2

There are two main categories of hypotheses.They are ______.

Accepted Answer

A) null and research hypotheses 
B) null and sample hypotheses 
C) research and population hypotheses 
D) research and sample hypotheses 
A) null and research hypotheses 
B) null and sample hypotheses 
C) research and population hypotheses 
D) research and sample hypotheses A

Question 3

Which of the following can only be tested indirectly?

Accepted Answer

A) the null hypothesis 
B) the research hypothesis 
C) the alternative hypothesis 
D) all hypotheses 
A) the null hypothesis 
B) the research hypothesis 
C) the alternative hypothesis 
D) all hypotheses A

Question 4

A more testable version of a research question is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) hypothesis 
B) theorem 
C) postulate 
D) theory 
A) hypothesis 
B) theorem 
C) postulate 
D) theory

Question 5

According to the book,what are five characteristics of a well-written hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A good hypothesis (1)is stated in a decl

Question 6

If you were to hypothesize that communication students will have a higher average score on the oral communication measures,you would have a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) directional research hypothesis 
B) nondirectional research hypothesis 
C) null hypothesis 
D) hypothesis type that cannot be determined 
A) directional research hypothesis 
B) nondirectional research hypothesis 
C) null hypothesis 
D) hypothesis type that cannot be determined

Question 7

The group you wish to generalize your results to is called the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) sample 
C) sampling error 
D) general group 
A) population 
B) sample 
C) sampling error 
D) general group

Question 8

A sample is best defined as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the first 20% of the population 
B) the last 20% of the population 
C) a smaller group selected from a given population 
D) a smaller group selected from the general populace 
A) the first 20% of the population 
B) the last 20% of the population 
C) a smaller group selected from a given population 
D) a smaller group selected from the general populace

Question 9

To test a nondirectional research hypothesis,which of the following would you use?

Accepted Answer

A) one-tailed test 
B) frequency test 
C) nonparametric test 
D) two-tailed test 
A) one-tailed test 
B) frequency test 
C) nonparametric test 
D) two-tailed test

Question 10

Wolf cubs born in northern woods will grow thicker fur than wolf cubs born in southern woods.This research hypothesis is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) directional hypothesis 
B) nondirectional hypothesis 
C) null hypothesis 
D) mutual hypothesis 
A) directional hypothesis 
B) nondirectional hypothesis 
C) null hypothesis 
D) mutual hypothesis

Question 11

Why is a representative sample important?

Accepted Answer

A representative sample matches,as close

Question 12

Write the following statement in the form of an equation: There is no difference between IQ scores of freshmen at State University and freshmen at University State.

Accepted Answer

H<sub>0</s

Question 13

What purposes does the null hypothesis serve?

Accepted Answer

First,the null hypothesis acts as a star

Question 14

What is defined as an "educated guess" that describes the relationship between variables?

Accepted Answer

A) research question 
B) hypothesis 
C) theorem 
D) postulate 
A) research question 
B) hypothesis 
C) theorem 
D) postulate

Question 15

A statement that postulates a relationship between variables is referred to as a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) research hypothesis 
B) null hypothesis 
C) definitive hypothesis 
D) postulative hypothesis 
A) research hypothesis 
B) null hypothesis 
C) definitive hypothesis 
D) postulative hypothesis

Question 16

A ______ is a hypothesis that reflects the difference between groups and specifies the direction of the difference.

Accepted Answer

A) null hypothesis 
B) nondirectional research hypothesis 
C) directional research hypothesis 
D) accurate hypothesis 
A) null hypothesis 
B) nondirectional research hypothesis 
C) directional research hypothesis 
D) accurate hypothesis

Question 17

In the research process,which is formulated first?

Accepted Answer

A) a theorem 
B) the research hypothesis 
C) the null hypothesis 
D) research postulates 
A) a theorem 
B) the research hypothesis 
C) the null hypothesis 
D) research postulates

Question 18

Having a large degree of sampling error does NOT affect generalizability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a nondirectional hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a positive relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
B) There is a negative relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
C) There is a relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
D) There is no relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
A) There is a positive relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
B) There is a negative relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
C) There is a relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain. 
D) There is no relationship between a high-fat diet and weight gain.

Question 20

If you were to hypothesize that communication students and history students will differ on their oral communication measures,you would have a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) directional research hypothesis 
B) nondirectional research hypothesis 
C) null hypothesis 
D) hypothesis type that cannot be determined 
A) directional research hypothesis 
B) nondirectional research hypothesis 
C) null hypothesis 
D) hypothesis type that cannot be determined

Optimally,it is possible to generalize your results from to .

There are two main categories of hypotheses.They are ______.

Which of the following can only be tested indirectly?

A more testable version of a research question is the ______.

According to the book,what are five characteristics of a well-written hypothesis?

If you were to hypothesize that communication students will have a higher average score on the oral communication measures,you would have a ______.

The group you wish to generalize your results to is called the ______.

A sample is best defined as ______.

To test a nondirectional research hypothesis,which of the following would you use?

Wolf cubs born in northern woods will grow thicker fur than wolf cubs born in southern woods.This research hypothesis is an example of a ______.

Why is a representative sample important?

Write the following statement in the form of an equation: There is no difference between IQ scores of freshmen at State University and freshmen at University State.

What purposes does the null hypothesis serve?

What is defined as an "educated guess" that describes the relationship between variables?

A statement that postulates a relationship between variables is referred to as a ______.

A ______ is a hypothesis that reflects the difference between groups and specifies the direction of the difference.

In the research process,which is formulated first?

Having a large degree of sampling error does NOT affect generalizability.

Which of the following is an example of a nondirectional hypothesis?

If you were to hypothesize that communication students and history students will differ on their oral communication measures,you would have a ______.

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Exam 7: Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions

Optimally,it is possible to generalize your results from ______ to ______.

There are two main categories of hypotheses.They are ______.

Which of the following can only be tested indirectly?

A more testable version of a research question is the ______.

According to the book,what are five characteristics of a well-written hypothesis?

If you were to hypothesize that communication students will have a higher average score on the oral communication measures,you would have a ______.

The group you wish to generalize your results to is called the ______.

A sample is best defined as ______.

To test a nondirectional research hypothesis,which of the following would you use?

Wolf cubs born in northern woods will grow thicker fur than wolf cubs born in southern woods.This research hypothesis is an example of a ______.

Why is a representative sample important?

Write the following statement in the form of an equation: There is no difference between IQ scores of freshmen at State University and freshmen at University State.

What purposes does the null hypothesis serve?

What is defined as an "educated guess" that describes the relationship between variables?

A statement that postulates a relationship between variables is referred to as a ______.

A ______ is a hypothesis that reflects the difference between groups and specifies the direction of the difference.

In the research process,which is formulated first?

Having a large degree of sampling error does NOT affect generalizability.

Which of the following is an example of a nondirectional hypothesis?

If you were to hypothesize that communication students and history students will differ on their oral communication measures,you would have a ______.

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Understanding Variability: Vive La Différence

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Computing Correlation Coefficients: Ice Cream and Crime

Understanding Reliability and Validity: Just the Truth

Probability and Why It Counts: Fun With a Bell-Shaped Curve

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Only the Lonely: the One Sample Z-Test

Teafor Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups

Teafor Two Again: Tests Between the Means of Related Groups

Two Groups Too Many Try Analysis of Variance

Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variancea Brief Introduction

Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficients: Cousins or Just Good Friends

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Optimally,it is possible to generalize your results from to .