Exam 14: Analyzing Quantitative Data

The following questions refer to the table below describing the association between education level and drug use: Education Level Drug UseLowHighTotalYes210190400No290310600Total5005001,000 -290 is an example of ______.

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Question 41

Which of the following is useful to display the frequency distribution of a variable when you have too many values to easily comprehend or display?

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Question 42

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, calculate the mean.

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Question 43

What is the variance for the following array of children's ages:1, 1, 2, 2, 4?

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Question 44

A variable's rank order is: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10. What is the median position?

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Question 45

A variable's rank order is: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 9. What is the median position?

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Question 46

If the value of gamma is +1, then the variables are perfectly associated with each other.

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Question 47

List the five steps to create a grouped frequency distribution.

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Question 48

The Base N in a frequency distribution refers to the total number of cases.

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Question 49

Specification is when the original relationship is stronger under some condition(s) of a third variable and weaker under others.

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Question 50

A is a preferred graphic for qualitative measures and a is a preferred graphic for quantitative measures.

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Question 51

Which of the following graphs is most appropriate for displaying the distribution of variables measured at the nominal level and other discrete categorical variables?

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Question 52

A correlation coefficient is zero. This means which of the following?

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Question 53

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, in the distribution, the value of 33 is ______.

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Question 54

A researcher reviews a distribution of a variable and notes that in the distribution the cases cluster to the right and the left tail of the distribution is longer than the right tail. This distribution is negatively skewed.

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Question 55

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, calculate the range.

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Question 56

How many persons with high education use drugs?

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Question 57

Consider the negative relationship between employment and crime. Name one other variable that might intervene in this relationship.

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Question 58

What percentage of persons are drug users?

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Question 59

Standard deviation is the preferred measure of variation.

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The following questions refer to the table below describing the association between education level and drug use: Education Level Drug UseLowHighTotalYes210190400No290310600Total5005001,000 -290 is an example of ______.

Which of the following is useful to display the frequency distribution of a variable when you have too many values to easily comprehend or display?

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, calculate the mean.

What is the variance for the following array of children's ages:1, 1, 2, 2, 4?

A variable's rank order is: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10. What is the median position?

A variable's rank order is: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 9. What is the median position?

If the value of gamma is +1, then the variables are perfectly associated with each other.

List the five steps to create a grouped frequency distribution.

The Base N in a frequency distribution refers to the total number of cases.

Specification is when the original relationship is stronger under some condition(s) of a third variable and weaker under others.

A is a preferred graphic for qualitative measures and a is a preferred graphic for quantitative measures.

Which of the following graphs is most appropriate for displaying the distribution of variables measured at the nominal level and other discrete categorical variables?

A correlation coefficient is zero. This means which of the following?

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, in the distribution, the value of 33 is ______.

A researcher reviews a distribution of a variable and notes that in the distribution the cases cluster to the right and the left tail of the distribution is longer than the right tail. This distribution is negatively skewed.

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, calculate the range.

How many persons with high education use drugs?

Consider the negative relationship between employment and crime. Name one other variable that might intervene in this relationship.

What percentage of persons are drug users?

Standard deviation is the preferred measure of variation.

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Ethical and Scientific Guidelines for Research

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Causation and Research Design

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Exam 14: Analyzing Quantitative Data

The following questions refer to the table below describing the association between education level and drug use: Education Level Drug UseLowHighTotalYes210190400No290310600Total5005001,000 -290 is an example of ______.

Which of the following is useful to display the frequency distribution of a variable when you have too many values to easily comprehend or display?

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, calculate the mean.

What is the variance for the following array of children's ages:1, 1, 2, 2, 4?

A variable's rank order is: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10. What is the median position?

A variable's rank order is: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 9. What is the median position?

If the value of gamma is +1, then the variables are perfectly associated with each other.

List the five steps to create a grouped frequency distribution.

The Base N in a frequency distribution refers to the total number of cases.

Specification is when the original relationship is stronger under some condition(s) of a third variable and weaker under others.

A ______ is a preferred graphic for qualitative measures and a ______ is a preferred graphic for quantitative measures.

Which of the following graphs is most appropriate for displaying the distribution of variables measured at the nominal level and other discrete categorical variables?

A correlation coefficient is zero. This means which of the following?

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, in the distribution, the value of 33 is ______.

A researcher reviews a distribution of a variable and notes that in the distribution the cases cluster to the right and the left tail of the distribution is longer than the right tail. This distribution is negatively skewed.

Using this set of numbers, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33, calculate the range.

How many persons with high education use drugs?

Consider the negative relationship between employment and crime. Name one other variable that might intervene in this relationship.

What percentage of persons are drug users?

Standard deviation is the preferred measure of variation.

Science, Society, and Research Related to Crime, Criminology, and Social Control

The Process and Problems of Research of Criminological Research

Ethical and Scientific Guidelines for Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Research Design

Experimental Designs

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, and Listening

Analyzing Content: Research Using Secondary, Historical, and Comparative Data, and Content Analysis

Social Network Analysis, Crime Mapping, and Big Data

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Analyzing Qualitative Data

Reporting Research Results

Filters

A is a preferred graphic for qualitative measures and a is a preferred graphic for quantitative measures.