Question 1

To compare the relative importance of independent variables in predicting dependent variable variation, you should look at the

Accepted Answer

A) Standard deviations 
B) Standard errors 
C) Coefficients 
D) Standardized coefficients 
A) Standard deviations 
B) Standard errors 
C) Coefficients 
D) Standardized coefficients

Question 2

An ____ variable is the product of two other variables, such as the product of the variables, hypertension and diabetes.

Accepted Answer

A) Interaction 
B) Interrelated 
C) Interface 
D) Encompassing 
A) Interaction 
B) Interrelated 
C) Interface 
D) Encompassing

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true:

Accepted Answer

A) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is statistically significant at the 1% level 
B) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is statistically significant at the 5% level 
C) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is statistically significant at the 10% level 
D) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is not statistically significant at any of these levels 
A) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is statistically significant at the 1% level 
B) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is statistically significant at the 5% level 
C) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is statistically significant at the 10% level 
D) "Whether daughter has a birth at 17 or 18" is not statistically significant at any of these levels

Question 4

In order to distinguish between a set of dummy variables that have multiple categories so that the regression coefficients produce contrasts, the research may use what is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Seamless coding 
B) Linear coding 
C) Effect coding 
D) Relative coding 
A) Seamless coding 
B) Linear coding 
C) Effect coding 
D) Relative coding

To compare the relative importance of independent variables in predicting dependent variable variation, you should look at the

An ____ variable is the product of two other variables, such as the product of the variables, hypertension and diabetes.

Which of the following statements are true:

In order to distinguish between a set of dummy variables that have multiple categories so that the regression coefficients produce contrasts, the research may use what is referred to as:

Research in the Real World

Theory and Models

Qualitative Research

Measurement

Sampling

Secondary Data

Surveys and Other Primary Data

Making Sense of the Numbers

Making Sense of Inferential Statistics

Causation

Observational Studies With Control Variables

Multiple Regression to Disentangle Causal Effects

Randomized Experiments

Natural and Quasi Experiments

The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research

How to Find, Review and Present Research

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Exam 10: Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics

To compare the relative importance of independent variables in predicting dependent variable variation, you should look at the

An ____ variable is the product of two other variables, such as the product of the variables, hypertension and diabetes.

Which of the following statements are true:

In order to distinguish between a set of dummy variables that have multiple categories so that the regression coefficients produce contrasts, the research may use what is referred to as:

Research in the Real World

Theory and Models

Qualitative Research

Measurement

Sampling

Secondary Data

Surveys and Other Primary Data

Making Sense of the Numbers

Making Sense of Inferential Statistics

Causation

Observational Studies With Control Variables

Multiple Regression to Disentangle Causal Effects

Randomized Experiments

Natural and Quasi Experiments

The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research

How to Find, Review and Present Research

Filters