Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a use of multiple regression analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing error by controlling for scores on baseline measures 
B) Creating path-analytic diagrams 
C) Conducting a covariance structure analysis 
D) Predicting scores on a dependent variable given scores on a set of independent variables 
A) Reducing error by controlling for scores on baseline measures 
B) Creating path-analytic diagrams 
C) Conducting a covariance structure analysis 
D) Predicting scores on a dependent variable given scores on a set of independent variables C

Question 2

Loglinear analysis is a better statistical test than ANOVA when predicting a nominal dependent variable because

Accepted Answer

A) p-values are always lower in ANOVA. 
B) ANOVA should only be used when the dependent variable has an approximately normal distribution. 
C) loglinear analysis is easier to compute. 
D) loglinear analysis creates more Type 2 errors. 
A) p-values are always lower in ANOVA. 
B) ANOVA should only be used when the dependent variable has an approximately normal distribution. 
C) loglinear analysis is easier to compute. 
D) loglinear analysis creates more Type 2 errors. B

Question 3

To decrease the likelihood of making a Type 1 error during the means comparison process, a researcher could

Accepted Answer

A) compare all means within the study. 
B) eliminate all data that supports the null hypothesis. 
C) only conduct pairwise comparisons and only if the F value is significant. 
D) increase alpha. 
A) compare all means within the study. 
B) eliminate all data that supports the null hypothesis. 
C) only conduct pairwise comparisons and only if the F value is significant. 
D) increase alpha. C

Question 4

Which of the following designs would be most likely to utilize an exploratory factor analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) A study predicting a measure of conformity during emergency situations 
B) A study that has measured a number of personality characteristics related to helping 
C) A one-way experimental design with one dependent measure of helping 
D) A study assessing a measure of helping behavior across cultures 
A) A study predicting a measure of conformity during emergency situations 
B) A study that has measured a number of personality characteristics related to helping 
C) A one-way experimental design with one dependent measure of helping 
D) A study assessing a measure of helping behavior across cultures

Question 5

In which of the following cases would a MANOVA analysis be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) There is more than one dependent variable. 
B) All of the variables are continuous. 
C) The researcher wants to study the relationship between gender and ethnicity. 
D) A structural equation analysis has already been performed. 
A) There is more than one dependent variable. 
B) All of the variables are continuous. 
C) The researcher wants to study the relationship between gender and ethnicity. 
D) A structural equation analysis has already been performed.

Question 6

A researcher has conducted a structural equation analysis.Which of the following will she use to test how well the collected data fit the hypothesized relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) The Tukey HSD test 
B) The Fisher LSD test 
C) The goodness of fit statistic 
D) The loglinear statistic 
A) The Tukey HSD test 
B) The Fisher LSD test 
C) The goodness of fit statistic 
D) The loglinear statistic

Question 7

A contrast analysis involves

Accepted Answer

A) computing a correlation coefficient. 
B) comparing Pearson correlations. 
C) computing an F value. 
D) computing beta weights. 
A) computing a correlation coefficient. 
B) comparing Pearson correlations. 
C) computing an F value. 
D) computing beta weights.

Question 8

A researcher wants to use scores on a measure of self-esteem to predict a group of outcome measures, including marital satisfaction and employment satisfaction.Which of the following procedures would be most useful?

Accepted Answer

A) Loglinear analysis 
B) Confirmatory factor analysis 
C) Canonical correlation 
D) MANOVA 
A) Loglinear analysis 
B) Confirmatory factor analysis 
C) Canonical correlation 
D) MANOVA

Question 9

In a contrast analysis, the sum of the contrast weights

Accepted Answer

A) can vary from -1.00 to +1.00. 
B) must equal -l.00. 
C) must equal 1.00. 
D) must equal zero. 
A) can vary from -1.00 to +1.00. 
B) must equal -l.00. 
C) must equal 1.00. 
D) must equal zero.

Question 10

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a MANOVA analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variables are related to the dependent variables. 
B) It requires multiple F tests. 
C) The likelihood of a Type 1 error is increased 
D) At least three independent variables are needed for reliability. 
A) Independent variables are related to the dependent variables. 
B) It requires multiple F tests. 
C) The likelihood of a Type 1 error is increased 
D) At least three independent variables are needed for reliability.

Question 11

Which of the following means comparison analyses involves comparing the F comparison to a critical F value that is adjusted to take into consideration the number of possible comparisons?

Accepted Answer

A) Contrast analysis 
B) Fisher least significant difference test 
C) Scheffé means comparison test 
D) Tukey honestly significantly difference test 
A) Contrast analysis 
B) Fisher least significant difference test 
C) Scheffé means comparison test 
D) Tukey honestly significantly difference test

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT considered a multivariate statistic?

Accepted Answer

A) Exploratory factor analysis 
B) MANOVA 
C) Canonical correlation 
D) Chi-square analysis 
A) Exploratory factor analysis 
B) MANOVA 
C) Canonical correlation 
D) Chi-square analysis

Question 13

Which of the following can be used to control for the effects of potential confounding variables?

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple regression 
B) Pearson correlation 
C) Confirmatory factor analysis 
D) Exploratory factor analysis 
A) Multiple regression 
B) Pearson correlation 
C) Confirmatory factor analysis 
D) Exploratory factor analysis

Question 14

Which of the following means comparison analyses is the most conservative, in the sense that it most reduces the likelihood of making a Type 1 error?

Accepted Answer

A) A contrast analysis 
B) The Fisher least significant difference test 
C) The Scheffé means comparison test 
D) The Tukey honestly significantly difference test 
A) A contrast analysis 
B) The Fisher least significant difference test 
C) The Scheffé means comparison test 
D) The Tukey honestly significantly difference test

Question 15

Factors in a factor analysis are equivalent to __________ in a structural equation analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) latent variables 
B) factors 
C) factor scores 
D) contrasts 
A) latent variables 
B) factors 
C) factor scores 
D) contrasts

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a post hoc means comparison?

Accepted Answer

A) A contrast analysis 
B) The Fisher least significant difference test 
C) The Scheffé means comparison test 
D) The Tukey honestly significantly difference test 
A) A contrast analysis 
B) The Fisher least significant difference test 
C) The Scheffé means comparison test 
D) The Tukey honestly significantly difference test

Question 17

Contrast weights are set by the researchers in order to

Accepted Answer

A) order the values of the means. 
B) indicate how the group means are to be compared. 
C) double-check that the F value is significant. 
D) turn a correlational design into an experimental design. 
A) order the values of the means. 
B) indicate how the group means are to be compared. 
C) double-check that the F value is significant. 
D) turn a correlational design into an experimental design.

Question 18

What is the most general method of conducting means comparisons that have been planned a priori?

Accepted Answer

A) Loglinear analysis 
B) Contrast analysis 
C) Analysis of covariance 
D) Multiple regression 
A) Loglinear analysis 
B) Contrast analysis 
C) Analysis of covariance 
D) Multiple regression

Question 19

One of the advantages of a structural equation analysis is that

Accepted Answer

A) only the relationships between nominal variables need to be tested. 
B) relationships among latent variables can be studied. 
C) there is a smaller chance of a placebo effect than in correlational studies. 
D) p-values do not need to be set at .05. 
A) only the relationships between nominal variables need to be tested. 
B) relationships among latent variables can be studied. 
C) there is a smaller chance of a placebo effect than in correlational studies. 
D) p-values do not need to be set at .05.

Question 20

According to the multiple regression equation, the best prediction of the outcome variable (Ŷ) is equal to

Accepted Answer

A) the intercept plus the sum of all the predictor variables (X's), each multiplied by their regression coefficients. 
B) the sum of all the predictor variables (X's), each multiplied by their regression coefficients. 
C) the intercept minus the sum of all the predictor variables (X' s), each multiplied by their regression coefficients. 
D) the intercept minus the sum of all the predictor variables (X's), each divided by their regression coefficients. 
A) the intercept plus the sum of all the predictor variables (X's), each multiplied by their regression coefficients. 
B) the sum of all the predictor variables (X's), each multiplied by their regression coefficients. 
C) the intercept minus the sum of all the predictor variables (X' s), each multiplied by their regression coefficients. 
D) the intercept minus the sum of all the predictor variables (X's), each divided by their regression coefficients.

Which of the following is NOT a use of multiple regression analysis?

Loglinear analysis is a better statistical test than ANOVA when predicting a nominal dependent variable because

To decrease the likelihood of making a Type 1 error during the means comparison process, a researcher could

Which of the following designs would be most likely to utilize an exploratory factor analysis?

In which of the following cases would a MANOVA analysis be most appropriate?

A researcher has conducted a structural equation analysis.Which of the following will she use to test how well the collected data fit the hypothesized relationship?

A contrast analysis involves

A researcher wants to use scores on a measure of self-esteem to predict a group of outcome measures, including marital satisfaction and employment satisfaction.Which of the following procedures would be most useful?

In a contrast analysis, the sum of the contrast weights

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a MANOVA analysis?

Which of the following means comparison analyses involves comparing the F comparison to a critical F value that is adjusted to take into consideration the number of possible comparisons?

Which of the following is NOT considered a multivariate statistic?

Which of the following can be used to control for the effects of potential confounding variables?

Which of the following means comparison analyses is the most conservative, in the sense that it most reduces the likelihood of making a Type 1 error?

Factors in a factor analysis are equivalent to __________ in a structural equation analysis.

Which of the following is NOT a post hoc means comparison?

Contrast weights are set by the researchers in order to

What is the most general method of conducting means comparisons that have been planned a priori?

One of the advantages of a structural equation analysis is that

According to the multiple regression equation, the best prediction of the outcome variable (Ŷ) is equal to

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Exam 18: Multivariate Statistics

Which of the following is NOT a use of multiple regression analysis?

Loglinear analysis is a better statistical test than ANOVA when predicting a nominal dependent variable because

To decrease the likelihood of making a Type 1 error during the means comparison process, a researcher could

Which of the following designs would be most likely to utilize an exploratory factor analysis?

In which of the following cases would a MANOVA analysis be most appropriate?

A researcher has conducted a structural equation analysis.Which of the following will she use to test how well the collected data fit the hypothesized relationship?

A contrast analysis involves

A researcher wants to use scores on a measure of self-esteem to predict a group of outcome measures, including marital satisfaction and employment satisfaction.Which of the following procedures would be most useful?

In a contrast analysis, the sum of the contrast weights

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a MANOVA analysis?

Which of the following means comparison analyses involves comparing the F comparison to a critical F value that is adjusted to take into consideration the number of possible comparisons?

Which of the following is NOT considered a multivariate statistic?

Which of the following can be used to control for the effects of potential confounding variables?

Which of the following means comparison analyses is the most conservative, in the sense that it most reduces the likelihood of making a Type 1 error?

Factors in a factor analysis are equivalent to __________ in a structural equation analysis.

Which of the following is NOT a post hoc means comparison?

Contrast weights are set by the researchers in order to

What is the most general method of conducting means comparisons that have been planned a priori?

One of the advantages of a structural equation analysis is that

According to the multiple regression equation, the best prediction of the outcome variable (Ŷ) is equal to

Introduction to Research and Research Designs

The Research Hypothesis

Ethics in Research

Measures

Reliability and Validity

Surveys and Sampling

Naturalistic Methods

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics

Correlational Research Designs

Experimental Research: One-Way Designs

Experimental Research: Factorial Designs

Experimental Control and Internal Validity

External Validity

Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Reporting Research Results

Data Preparation and Univariate Statistics

Bivariate Statistics

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