Exam 14: Interpreting Data

When using multivariate analysis, what are you able to state with confidence?

Which of the following is not accurate concerning empirical research?

Which of the following is not true concerning the use of multivariate tables?

Which of the following statistical techniques relies upon testing in the null hypothesis?

Subgroup comparisons constitute

statistics help researchers form conclusions from their observations, usually forming conclusions about a population from the study of a sample drawn from it.

The mean can be a misleading measure of central tendency when:

With the use of regression analysis, the researcher is able to:

Compare and contrast bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis. Be sure to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Which of the following represent a continuous interval/ratio variable?

Which of the following represent discrete nominal or ordinal variables?

Which of the following statements is usually true with respect to reading and interpreting a bivariate percentage table?

When you have a population that does not allow for probability sampling, one way of stating your findings that is what?

As a measure of dispersion, ______________ is described as the average amount of variation about the mean.

Discuss the different tests of statistical significance, comparing and contrasting each. Be sure to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each of the types of tests of statistical significance as well.

Adding the percentages down each column to total 100 percent is a convention called

Tables where the values of the dependent variable are based on values of the independent variable are known as  ____________________ tables.

When reporting marginals for univariate analysis, the presentation must be in raw numbers and cannot be reported in percentages.

In the logic of statistical significance, the elements include:

The range is a measure of central tendency.