Question 1

You should always remember to calculate percentages on the categories of the dependent variable

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A diagonal line in the table will not reflect a relationship when

Accepted Answer

A) the table is percentaged (you should use the percentages in this case) 
B) the variable is at the nominal level and there are more than 2 independent variable categories 
C) an independent variable has more than 2 values 
D) a dependent variable has more than 2 values 
A) the table is percentaged (you should use the percentages in this case) 
B) the variable is at the nominal level and there are more than 2 independent variable categories 
C) an independent variable has more than 2 values 
D) a dependent variable has more than 2 values B

Question 3

Crosstabulations work best for variables with a few categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The most elementary way to determine the effect of one variable on another is to

Accepted Answer

A) create a crosstabulation table with a third variable 
B) crosstabulate the two variables 
C) create a pie chart 
D) calculate the number of occurrences of one variable in one value of another 
A) create a crosstabulation table with a third variable 
B) crosstabulate the two variables 
C) create a pie chart 
D) calculate the number of occurrences of one variable in one value of another

Question 5

A 3x3 table has no diagonal,diagonals are only possible with even-numbered tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If a table has a different number of cases for each category of the independent variable

Accepted Answer

A) it is known as a differential crosstabulation 
B) the dependent variable categories will usually be made up of an equal number of cases 
C) the dependent variable categories will usually be equal to the number of independent variable categories 
D) it creates a problem in interpretation when only raw numbers are used in the cells 
A) it is known as a differential crosstabulation 
B) the dependent variable categories will usually be made up of an equal number of cases 
C) the dependent variable categories will usually be equal to the number of independent variable categories 
D) it creates a problem in interpretation when only raw numbers are used in the cells

Question 7

Which of the following might make a table difficult to interpret?

Accepted Answer

A) variables with a large number of values 
B) a "non-square" table 
C) no percentages,just raw numbers in the cells 
D) all of the above 
A) variables with a large number of values 
B) a "non-square" table 
C) no percentages,just raw numbers in the cells 
D) all of the above

Question 8

A rule of thumb is that the direction of calculating percentages can be changed from row to column when you are presenting multiple tables but single tables should always be percentaged across the rows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When a table has more than four cells

Accepted Answer

A) it becomes more difficult to interpret 
B) it is know as a 4x4 table 
C) there are too many cells to draw a diagonal 
D) all of the above 
A) it becomes more difficult to interpret 
B) it is know as a 4x4 table 
C) there are too many cells to draw a diagonal 
D) all of the above

Question 10

In the textbook example of race and police/courts leniency with criminals,we found that white respondents were more likely to think that police/courts were too hard when compared to respondents of other races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following would be most helpful in finding a possible relationship in a table?

Accepted Answer

A) the column totals 
B) equal numbers in all cells 
C) the diagonal 
D) none of the above 
A) the column totals 
B) equal numbers in all cells 
C) the diagonal 
D) none of the above

Question 12

When calculating percentages for cells,you should

Accepted Answer

A) remember to multiple by 100 
B) calculate across the dependent variable 
C) calculate across the independent variable 
D) always calculate percentages for the marginals 
A) remember to multiple by 100 
B) calculate across the dependent variable 
C) calculate across the independent variable 
D) always calculate percentages for the marginals

Question 13

Crosstabulations present the combined distributions of one or more values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Relationships are normally found on the diagonals of a table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are table marginals?

Accepted Answer

A) they represent the total number in all cells of the table 
B) they are the lines in a table 
C) they are the difference between the row and column cells 
D) they contain the summed numbers of the cells in each row and column 
A) they represent the total number in all cells of the table 
B) they are the lines in a table 
C) they are the difference between the row and column cells 
D) they contain the summed numbers of the cells in each row and column

Question 16

Crosstabulations are an elementary way of creating frequency distribution tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the smallest possible crosstabulation table?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 variable with two values 
B) 2 variables with one value each 
C) 2 variables with one value for the first and two values for the second 
D) 2 variables with two values each 
A) 1 variable with two values 
B) 2 variables with one value each 
C) 2 variables with one value for the first and two values for the second 
D) 2 variables with two values each

Question 18

A "non-square" crosstabulation table is one in which

Accepted Answer

A) the two variables have equal numbers of values 
B) the two variables have a proportional relationship expressed in the form of 2∑(x-µ)2 
C) there are unequal numbers of values in the two variables 
D) there are an odd number of values in each variable 
A) the two variables have equal numbers of values 
B) the two variables have a proportional relationship expressed in the form of 2∑(x-µ)2 
C) there are unequal numbers of values in the two variables 
D) there are an odd number of values in each variable

Question 19

When percentages in a table are calculated the wrong way,the results essentially reflect the number of cases in the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The best variables to use in crosstabulation tables are those measured at the interval level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

You should always remember to calculate percentages on the categories of the dependent variable

A diagonal line in the table will not reflect a relationship when

Crosstabulations work best for variables with a few categories.

The most elementary way to determine the effect of one variable on another is to

A 3x3 table has no diagonal,diagonals are only possible with even-numbered tables.

If a table has a different number of cases for each category of the independent variable

Which of the following might make a table difficult to interpret?

A rule of thumb is that the direction of calculating percentages can be changed from row to column when you are presenting multiple tables but single tables should always be percentaged across the rows.

When a table has more than four cells

In the textbook example of race and police/courts leniency with criminals,we found that white respondents were more likely to think that police/courts were too hard when compared to respondents of other races.

Which of the following would be most helpful in finding a possible relationship in a table?

When calculating percentages for cells,you should

Crosstabulations present the combined distributions of one or more values.

Relationships are normally found on the diagonals of a table.

What are table marginals?

Crosstabulations are an elementary way of creating frequency distribution tables.

What is the smallest possible crosstabulation table?

A "non-square" crosstabulation table is one in which

When percentages in a table are calculated the wrong way,the results essentially reflect the number of cases in the dependent variable.

The best variables to use in crosstabulation tables are those measured at the interval level.

Introduction to Statistics

Levels of Measurement

Graphical Statistics

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Addendum Probability

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