Question 1

Which of the following is the most frequently used statistic to report variability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standard Deviation 
B)  Square Root 
C)  Interquartile range 
D)  Complete range 
A)  Standard Deviation 
B)  Square Root 
C)  Interquartile range 
D)  Complete range

Question 2

Which of the following requires nonparametric analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normally distributed data 
B)  Unequal variance 
C)  Ratio scaled data 
D)  Multiple variables 
A)  Normally distributed data 
B)  Unequal variance 
C)  Ratio scaled data 
D)  Multiple variables

Question 3

The t-test is the most common parametric test used that allows for a comparison of the means of the two groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A clinical trial on the effectiveness of a new diabetic medication for children under 12 was completed at a local hospital. As the dosage increased, the participants' glucose level decreased. Which type of shape would be represented by this sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal 
B)  Skewed Positive 
C)  Skewed Negative 
D)  Platykurtic 
A)  Normal 
B)  Skewed Positive 
C)  Skewed Negative 
D)  Platykurtic

Question 5

Clinicians should be familiar with and have the ability to understand, and or, use statistics to evaluate the value of research articles that will promote evidenced-based practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following descriptive statistics is a population (not sample) statistic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standard deviation 
B)  Standard error of the mean 
C)  Square root of the variance 
D)  Variance 
A)  Standard deviation 
B)  Standard error of the mean 
C)  Square root of the variance 
D)  Variance

Question 7

Ratio and interval data are considered two higher levels of measurement that require the most sophisticated statistical analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is an example of an ordinal measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperature 
B)  Likert scale 
C)  Eye color 
D)  Blood pressure 
A)  Temperature 
B)  Likert scale 
C)  Eye color 
D)  Blood pressure

Which of the following is the most frequently used statistic to report variability?

Which of the following requires nonparametric analysis?

The t-test is the most common parametric test used that allows for a comparison of the means of the two groups.

A clinical trial on the effectiveness of a new diabetic medication for children under 12 was completed at a local hospital. As the dosage increased, the participants' glucose level decreased. Which type of shape would be represented by this sample?

Clinicians should be familiar with and have the ability to understand, and or, use statistics to evaluate the value of research articles that will promote evidenced-based practice.

Which of the following descriptive statistics is a population (not sample) statistic?

Ratio and interval data are considered two higher levels of measurement that require the most sophisticated statistical analysis.

Which is an example of an ordinal measurement?

Introduction

Regulatory Protection of Human Subjects in Research

The Research Problem

Review of the Literature

The Systematic Review

Methodology

Survey Research

Qualitative Research

Community-Based Participatory Research

Clinical Investigations

Exploring Statistics Comparing Differences in Health Care

The Results Section

The Discussion Section

References

Writing and Publishing in the Health Professions

Interpreting the Language

Filters

Exam 11: Data Analysis

Which of the following is the most frequently used statistic to report variability?

Which of the following requires nonparametric analysis?

The t-test is the most common parametric test used that allows for a comparison of the means of the two groups.

A clinical trial on the effectiveness of a new diabetic medication for children under 12 was completed at a local hospital. As the dosage increased, the participants' glucose level decreased. Which type of shape would be represented by this sample?

Clinicians should be familiar with and have the ability to understand, and or, use statistics to evaluate the value of research articles that will promote evidenced-based practice.

Which of the following descriptive statistics is a population (not sample) statistic?

Ratio and interval data are considered two higher levels of measurement that require the most sophisticated statistical analysis.

Which is an example of an ordinal measurement?

Introduction

Regulatory Protection of Human Subjects in Research

The Research Problem

Review of the Literature

The Systematic Review

Methodology

Survey Research

Qualitative Research

Community-Based Participatory Research

Clinical Investigations

Exploring Statistics Comparing Differences in Health Care

The Results Section

The Discussion Section

References

Writing and Publishing in the Health Professions

Interpreting the Language

Filters