Question 1

Which of the following statements about the following numbers is true: 2,7,6,9,4,6,2,8?

Accepted Answer

A) The median is a whole number 
B) The distribution is bimodal 
C) The mean is higher than half of the numbers in the distribution 
D) A and B 
E) A and C 
A) The median is a whole number 
B) The distribution is bimodal 
C) The mean is higher than half of the numbers in the distribution 
D) A and B 
E) A and C

Question 2

Define the following:
-curvilinear relationship

Accepted Answer

A relationship between two variables suc

Question 3

Define the following:
-cell of a table

Accepted Answer

A part of the body of a table.

Question 4

Calculate the mode for the following six shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11.

Accepted Answer

A) 8 
B) 8)5 
C) 9 
D) 9)5 
E) 10 
A) 8 
B) 8)5 
C) 9 
D) 9)5 
E) 10

Question 5

Which neighbourhood(s)has the greatest variation in years of education?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook 
A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook

Question 6

Define the following:
-descriptive statistics

Accepted Answer

A general type of si

Question 7

Define the following:
-frequency distribution

Accepted Answer

A table that shows the distrib

Question 8

Why is knowing the variability or dispersion of a variable as important as knowing its central tendency? How is variation measured?

Accepted Answer

● Two distributions can have identical m

Question 9

Define the following:
-median

Accepted Answer

A measure of central tendency

Question 10

A "codebook" is

Accepted Answer

A) only used in existing statistics research. 
B) a document that tells the researcher where variables are located in the data file and what numbers go with what variable attributes. 
C) the set of instructions that tell interviewers or experimenters how to treat respondents or subjects. 
D) an unnecessary part of data analysis since computers were invented. 
E) a sheet of paper with a grid of 80 columns corresponding to data card columns,with rows representing an individual card. 
A) only used in existing statistics research. 
B) a document that tells the researcher where variables are located in the data file and what numbers go with what variable attributes. 
C) the set of instructions that tell interviewers or experimenters how to treat respondents or subjects. 
D) an unnecessary part of data analysis since computers were invented. 
E) a sheet of paper with a grid of 80 columns corresponding to data card columns,with rows representing an individual card.

Question 11

Which of the following cannot be learned from a scattergram?

Accepted Answer

A) Form 
B) Intensity 
C) Direction 
D) Precision 
E) None of the above 
A) Form 
B) Intensity 
C) Direction 
D) Precision 
E) None of the above

Question 12

Connie and Tom both received 75 percent on the social research methods final exam.The mean for all women who took the test was 80 percent and the median was 75 percent with a standard deviation of 5 percent.The mean and median for the men was 65 percent with a standard deviation of 10 percent.What is the z-score for Connie and Tom relative to those of their own sex?

Accepted Answer

A) Connie's z-score is +1 and Tom's is -2,so Connie did better. 
B) Connie's z-score is -1 and Tom's is +1,so Tom did better. 
C) Both Connie and Tom have the same z-score,1. 
D) Connie's z-score is 0 and Tom's is +1,so he did worse. 
E) Connie's z-score is -2 and Tom's is -1,so Tom did better. 
A) Connie's z-score is +1 and Tom's is -2,so Connie did better. 
B) Connie's z-score is -1 and Tom's is +1,so Tom did better. 
C) Both Connie and Tom have the same z-score,1. 
D) Connie's z-score is 0 and Tom's is +1,so he did worse. 
E) Connie's z-score is -2 and Tom's is -1,so Tom did better.

Question 13

Describe each of the three techniques researchers use when deciding whether a relationship exists between two variables.

Accepted Answer

● Scattergram: A diagram to display the

Question 14

Define the following:
-univariate statistics

Accepted Answer

Statistical measures

Question 15

Define the following:
-histogram

Accepted Answer

A type of bar chart

Question 16

Define the following:
-bar chart

Accepted Answer

A display of quantitative data

Question 17

Which neighbourhood(s)has the smallest differences in family income?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook 
A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook

Question 18

Define the following:
-level of statistical significance

Accepted Answer

A set of numbers that researchers use to

Question 19

Which neighbourhood(s)has the highest number of families with the lowest incomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook 
A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook

Question 20

Define the following:
-correlation

Accepted Answer

The idea that two variables va

Which of the following statements about the following numbers is true: 2,7,6,9,4,6,2,8?

Define the following: -curvilinear relationship

Define the following: -cell of a table

Calculate the mode for the following six shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11.

Which neighbourhood(s)has the greatest variation in years of education?

Define the following: -descriptive statistics

Define the following: -frequency distribution

Why is knowing the variability or dispersion of a variable as important as knowing its central tendency? How is variation measured?

Define the following: -median

A "codebook" is

Which of the following cannot be learned from a scattergram?

Describe each of the three techniques researchers use when deciding whether a relationship exists between two variables.

Define the following: -univariate statistics

Define the following: -histogram

Define the following: -bar chart

Which neighbourhood(s)has the smallest differences in family income?

Define the following: -level of statistical significance

Which neighbourhood(s)has the highest number of families with the lowest incomes?

Define the following: -correlation

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Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

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Exam 11: Analysis of Quantitative Data

Which of the following statements about the following numbers is true: 2,7,6,9,4,6,2,8?

Define the following: -curvilinear relationship

Define the following: -cell of a table

Calculate the mode for the following six shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11.

Which neighbourhood(s)has the greatest variation in years of education?

Define the following: -descriptive statistics

Define the following: -frequency distribution

Why is knowing the variability or dispersion of a variable as important as knowing its central tendency? How is variation measured?

Define the following: -median

A "codebook" is

Which of the following cannot be learned from a scattergram?

Describe each of the three techniques researchers use when deciding whether a relationship exists between two variables.

Define the following: -univariate statistics

Define the following: -histogram

Define the following: -bar chart

Which neighbourhood(s)has the smallest differences in family income?

Define the following: -level of statistical significance

Which neighbourhood(s)has the highest number of families with the lowest incomes?

Define the following: -correlation

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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