Question 1

Which of the following is true of ordinal level scales?

Accepted Answer

A) They have equal intervals between adjacent points 
B) They have a fixed zero 
C) They represent the second lowest scale of measurements 
D) They involve frequency counts 
A) They have equal intervals between adjacent points 
B) They have a fixed zero 
C) They represent the second lowest scale of measurements 
D) They involve frequency counts C

Question 2

Which one of the following is a continuous variable?

Accepted Answer

A) Temperature 
B) Social class of a patient 
C) Type of ward in a hospital 
D) Number of times a surgeon has been ill in the past year 
A) Temperature 
B) Social class of a patient 
C) Type of ward in a hospital 
D) Number of times a surgeon has been ill in the past year A

Question 3

A ______ is a ______ that has been measured

Accepted Answer

A) experiment, quasi-experiment 
B) concept, variable 
C) variable, concept 
D) variable, experiment 
A) experiment, quasi-experiment 
B) concept, variable 
C) variable, concept 
D) variable, experiment C

Question 4

One of the key features of experimental designs is:

Accepted Answer

A) equal numbers of participants in all conditions 
B) nominal-level data 
C) intact groups 
D) random allocation of participants to conditions 
A) equal numbers of participants in all conditions 
B) nominal-level data 
C) intact groups 
D) random allocation of participants to conditions

Question 5

Which of the following type of scale represents the highest level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A) Ordinal 
B) Nominal 
C) Interval 
D) Ratio 
A) Ordinal 
B) Nominal 
C) Interval 
D) Ratio

Question 6

Which of the following is a problem associated with quasi-experiments?

Accepted Answer

A) They are extremely expensive 
B) They do not allow us to use statistical tests 
C) There is an increased risk of confounding variables being introduced to the study 
D) None of the above 
A) They are extremely expensive 
B) They do not allow us to use statistical tests 
C) There is an increased risk of confounding variables being introduced to the study 
D) None of the above

Question 7

In an experiment

Accepted Answer

A) the independent variable is manipulated by the researcher to see what effect it has on the dependent variable 
B) the dependent variable is manipulated by the researcher to see what effect it has on the independent variable 
C) the two variables are simply measured to see if they are related 
D) all of the above 
A) the independent variable is manipulated by the researcher to see what effect it has on the dependent variable 
B) the dependent variable is manipulated by the researcher to see what effect it has on the independent variable 
C) the two variables are simply measured to see if they are related 
D) all of the above

Question 8

One of the problems with correlational designs is that:

Accepted Answer

A) it is not easy to infer causal links between the variables 
B) they are trying to manipulate too many variables 
C) they involve complicated allocation to conditions 
D) they only involve nominal-level data 
A) it is not easy to infer causal links between the variables 
B) they are trying to manipulate too many variables 
C) they involve complicated allocation to conditions 
D) they only involve nominal-level data

Question 9

If we had measured the time taken to be discharged from hospital after surgery in days then we will have

Accepted Answer

A) an ordinal variable measured on a nominal scale 
B) a categorical variable measured on a continuous scale 
C) a ratio variable measured on a nominal scale 
D) a continuous variable measured on a discrete scale 
A) an ordinal variable measured on a nominal scale 
B) a categorical variable measured on a continuous scale 
C) a ratio variable measured on a nominal scale 
D) a continuous variable measured on a discrete scale

Which of the following is true of ordinal level scales?

Which one of the following is a continuous variable?

A is a that has been measured

One of the key features of experimental designs is:

Which of the following type of scale represents the highest level of measurement?

Which of the following is a problem associated with quasi-experiments?

In an experiment

One of the problems with correlational designs is that:

If we had measured the time taken to be discharged from hospital after surgery in days then we will have

Descriptive Statistics

The Basis of Statistical Testing

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Introduction to Data Screening and Cleaning

Differences Between Two Groups

Differences Between Three or More Conditions

Testing Associations Between Categorical Variables

Measuring Agreement: Correlational Techniques

Linear Regression

Standard Multiple Regression

Logistic Regression

Interventions and Analysis of Change

Survival Analysis: an Introduction

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Exam 1: An Introduction to the Research Process

Which of the following is true of ordinal level scales?

Which one of the following is a continuous variable?

A ______ is a ______ that has been measured

One of the key features of experimental designs is:

Which of the following type of scale represents the highest level of measurement?

Which of the following is a problem associated with quasi-experiments?

In an experiment

One of the problems with correlational designs is that:

If we had measured the time taken to be discharged from hospital after surgery in days then we will have

Descriptive Statistics

The Basis of Statistical Testing

Epidemiology

Introduction to Data Screening and Cleaning

Differences Between Two Groups

Differences Between Three or More Conditions

Testing Associations Between Categorical Variables

Measuring Agreement: Correlational Techniques

Linear Regression

Standard Multiple Regression

Logistic Regression

Interventions and Analysis of Change

Survival Analysis: an Introduction

Filters

A is a that has been measured