Question 1

Is a variable name shorter or longer than a variable label?

Accepted Answer

A) Shorter and less detailed 
B) Shorter but more detailed 
C) Longer and less detailed 
D) Longer and more detailed 
A) Shorter and less detailed 
B) Shorter but more detailed 
C) Longer and less detailed 
D) Longer and more detailed A

Question 2

Take the formula Z = (X - µ)/σ,where µ is the mean of the population,X is the value of the element,Z is the z-score and σ is the standard deviation.What does this formula calculate?

Accepted Answer

A) Confidence interval 
B) Standard score 
C) Standard error of the mean 
D) Analysis of variance 
A) Confidence interval 
B) Standard score 
C) Standard error of the mean 
D) Analysis of variance B

Question 3

The central limit theorem requires a large number of samples to be taken before inferences about population/distribution can be drawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Calculate the sample standard deviation using the following data: 4,5,2,6,4,3,4

Accepted Answer

A) 1.01 
B) 1.22 
C) 1.29 Yes,should be 1.29 !! 
D) 1.98 
A) 1.01 
B) 1.22 
C) 1.29 Yes,should be 1.29 !! 
D) 1.98

Question 5

A t-test is?

Accepted Answer

A) Any statistical hypothesis test in which the test statistic follows a Student's t-distribution if the null hypothesis is supported 
B) A test used only to recruit the best graduates to employment 
C) A test for standard deviation 
D) All of the above 
A) Any statistical hypothesis test in which the test statistic follows a Student's t-distribution if the null hypothesis is supported 
B) A test used only to recruit the best graduates to employment 
C) A test for standard deviation 
D) All of the above

Question 6

What kind of variables would you crosstabulate?

Accepted Answer

A) Two or more categorical 
B) Two or more continuous 
C) One continuous and two or more categorical 
D) One categorical and two or more continuous 
A) Two or more categorical 
B) Two or more continuous 
C) One continuous and two or more categorical 
D) One categorical and two or more continuous

Question 7

In SPSS,what is the data view window?

Accepted Answer

A) The sight through which all statistics can be viewed 
B) The spreadsheet into which data are entered 
C) A choice of statistical test 
D) A set of goggles required for viewing statistics software 
A) The sight through which all statistics can be viewed 
B) The spreadsheet into which data are entered 
C) A choice of statistical test 
D) A set of goggles required for viewing statistics software

Question 8

You are asked to undertake a 2 × 2 study (treatment group × age)with pre- and post-test measures on the outcome variable.If including a column to identify case number,how many columns are required when inputting the data into SPSS?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6

Question 9

A researcher is doing a study of peer groups in junior schools.They interview 5 boys and 5 girls.It is a grounded theory study.What type of codes are generated when scanning the transcriptions?

Accepted Answer

A) Longitudinal codes 
B) Post hoc codes 
C) Inductive codes 
D) Deviant list codes 
A) Longitudinal codes 
B) Post hoc codes 
C) Inductive codes 
D) Deviant list codes

Question 10

It is necessary to calculate an estimate of the standard error of the proportion (SP)before what can be constructed?

Accepted Answer

A) The sample mean 
B) A confidence interval 
C) The standard error of the mean 
D) All of the above 
A) The sample mean 
B) A confidence interval 
C) The standard error of the mean 
D) All of the above

Question 11

You have been asked to study A-level students' feelings about taking multiple choice tests.One of the categories of codes involves positive affect,which is subdivided into two subcategories of feeling of pleasure when getting an answer right,and banging their fist on the desk when finished.The relation between these subcategories and the overall category of positive affect is?

Accepted Answer

A) Sequential 
B) Longitudinal 
C) Strict inclusion 
D) Randomized 
A) Sequential 
B) Longitudinal 
C) Strict inclusion 
D) Randomized

Question 12

The standard deviation is the most valuable measure of spread or dispersion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The process of marking segments of data with symbols,descriptive words,or category names is known as concurring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In relationships between coding categories,the relation,'X is a place in Y; X is part of Y' in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labelled spatial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

With the above study,the outcome variables are interval-scaled.Which descriptive statistics would need to be provided?

Accepted Answer

A) Means and medians for all 
B) Means and standard deviations for pre- and post-test for both age categories; and both treatment groups 
C) Standard deviations for both age groups,and means for both treatment groups 
D) None of the above 
A) Means and medians for all 
B) Means and standard deviations for pre- and post-test for both age categories; and both treatment groups 
C) Standard deviations for both age groups,and means for both treatment groups 
D) None of the above

Question 16

Why is it recommended to screen data prior to analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) It shows up errors in data entry. 
B) It allows you to prepare tables and figures. 
C) It helps decide which analysis to conduct. 
D) To check how data have been collected. 
A) It shows up errors in data entry. 
B) It allows you to prepare tables and figures. 
C) It helps decide which analysis to conduct. 
D) To check how data have been collected.

Question 17

When using Excel,using the $ symbol in front of the row and column designation indicates?

Accepted Answer

A) A relative reference 
B) An unknown reference 
C) An absolute reference 
D) An input error 
A) A relative reference 
B) An unknown reference 
C) An absolute reference 
D) An input error

Question 18

Which of these variables would require coding prior to data entry?

Accepted Answer

A) Marital status of participants 
B) Scores on an IQ test 
C) Name of participants (where given) 
D) The age of each participant 
A) Marital status of participants 
B) Scores on an IQ test 
C) Name of participants (where given) 
D) The age of each participant

Question 19

Initial statistical analysis can be performed on data using software packages such as Excel.Which of the following is a formula for calculating the standard deviation in particular cells?

Accepted Answer

A) STDEV(C2:C105) 
B) STAND(C2:C105) 
C) SDEVI(C2:C105) 
D) AVERAGE(C2:C105) 
A) STDEV(C2:C105) 
B) STAND(C2:C105) 
C) SDEVI(C2:C105) 
D) AVERAGE(C2:C105)

Question 20

The formula P ± Zc.l.SP represents what?

Accepted Answer

A) Confidence interval for a proportion 
B) Error rate of a population 
C) Analysis of covariance 
D) Average standard deviation 
A) Confidence interval for a proportion 
B) Error rate of a population 
C) Analysis of covariance 
D) Average standard deviation

Is a variable name shorter or longer than a variable label?

Take the formula Z = (X - µ)/σ,where µ is the mean of the population,X is the value of the element,Z is the z-score and σ is the standard deviation.What does this formula calculate?

The central limit theorem requires a large number of samples to be taken before inferences about population/distribution can be drawn.

Calculate the sample standard deviation using the following data: 4,5,2,6,4,3,4

A t-test is?

What kind of variables would you crosstabulate?

In SPSS,what is the data view window?

You are asked to undertake a 2 × 2 study (treatment group × age)with pre- and post-test measures on the outcome variable.If including a column to identify case number,how many columns are required when inputting the data into SPSS?

A researcher is doing a study of peer groups in junior schools.They interview 5 boys and 5 girls.It is a grounded theory study.What type of codes are generated when scanning the transcriptions?

It is necessary to calculate an estimate of the standard error of the proportion (S_P)before what can be constructed?

The standard deviation is the most valuable measure of spread or dispersion.

The process of marking segments of data with symbols,descriptive words,or category names is known as concurring.

In relationships between coding categories,the relation,'X is a place in Y; X is part of Y' in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labelled spatial.

With the above study,the outcome variables are interval-scaled.Which descriptive statistics would need to be provided?

Why is it recommended to screen data prior to analysis?

When using Excel,using the $ symbol in front of the row and column designation indicates?

Which of these variables would require coding prior to data entry?

Initial statistical analysis can be performed on data using software packages such as Excel.Which of the following is a formula for calculating the standard deviation in particular cells?

The formula P ± Z_c.l.S_Prepresents what?

Why Is My Evil Lecturer Forcing Me to Learn Statistic

The Spine of Statistics

The Phoenix of Statistics

Exploring Data With Graphs

The Beast of Bias

Non-Parametric Models

Correlation

Regression

Comparing

Moderation,mediation and Multicategory Predictors

Comparing Several Means

Analysis of Covariance

Factorial Anova

Repeated-Measures Designs

Mixed Design Anova

Multiple Analysis of Variance Manova

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Categorical Data

Logistic Regression

Multilevel Linear Models

Filters

Exam 4: The Ibm Spss Statistics Environment

Is a variable name shorter or longer than a variable label?

Take the formula Z = (X - µ)/σ,where µ is the mean of the population,X is the value of the element,Z is the z-score and σ is the standard deviation.What does this formula calculate?

The central limit theorem requires a large number of samples to be taken before inferences about population/distribution can be drawn.

Calculate the sample standard deviation using the following data: 4,5,2,6,4,3,4

A t-test is?

What kind of variables would you crosstabulate?

In SPSS,what is the data view window?

You are asked to undertake a 2 × 2 study (treatment group × age)with pre- and post-test measures on the outcome variable.If including a column to identify case number,how many columns are required when inputting the data into SPSS?

A researcher is doing a study of peer groups in junior schools.They interview 5 boys and 5 girls.It is a grounded theory study.What type of codes are generated when scanning the transcriptions?

It is necessary to calculate an estimate of the standard error of the proportion (SP)before what can be constructed?

The standard deviation is the most valuable measure of spread or dispersion.

The process of marking segments of data with symbols,descriptive words,or category names is known as concurring.

In relationships between coding categories,the relation,'X is a place in Y; X is part of Y' in Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations is labelled spatial.

With the above study,the outcome variables are interval-scaled.Which descriptive statistics would need to be provided?

Why is it recommended to screen data prior to analysis?

When using Excel,using the $ symbol in front of the row and column designation indicates?

Which of these variables would require coding prior to data entry?

Initial statistical analysis can be performed on data using software packages such as Excel.Which of the following is a formula for calculating the standard deviation in particular cells?

The formula P ± Zc.l.SP represents what?

Why Is My Evil Lecturer Forcing Me to Learn Statistic

The Spine of Statistics

The Phoenix of Statistics

Exploring Data With Graphs

The Beast of Bias

Non-Parametric Models

Correlation

Regression

Comparing

Moderation,mediation and Multicategory Predictors

Comparing Several Means

Analysis of Covariance

Factorial Anova

Repeated-Measures Designs

Mixed Design Anova

Multiple Analysis of Variance Manova

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Categorical Data

Logistic Regression

Multilevel Linear Models

Filters

It is necessary to calculate an estimate of the standard error of the proportion (S_P)before what can be constructed?

The formula P ± Z_c.l.S_Prepresents what?