Question 1

The mean is also the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  arithmetic average 
B)  percentage of cases 
C)  actual quantity 
D)  median 
A)  arithmetic average 
B)  percentage of cases 
C)  actual quantity 
D)  median A

Question 2

Honesty and ______ are the key ethical principles that should guide data summaries.

Accepted Answer

A)  generalizability 
B)  cultural awareness 
C)  variety 
D)  openness 
A)  generalizability 
B)  cultural awareness 
C)  variety 
D)  openness D

Question 3

Describe the different types of graphs utilized by quantitative researchers. When graphs are appropriate for the display of data. How can graphs potentially distort the display of information? Why must researchers work to avoid these issues?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. Students should explain the basics types of graphs including bar charts, histograms, and frequency polygons. Students should highlight the features of graphs and illustrate when researcher use graphs. They should discuss how graphs can be misused including an explanation how differences in bar shapes, sizes, spacing, etc. can impact the visualization of the data and ultimately distort the impression of the distribution. They may also discuss the issue of "chart junk" and how this clutter can distort the representation of data or interpretation of findings. Students should summarize the ethical requirements related to quantitative research and reiterate the importance of openness and honesty in the presentation of data.

Question 4

The ______ accounts for the amount each case differs from the mean.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency distribution 
B)  standard deviation 
C)  range 
D)  normal distribution 
A)  frequency distribution 
B)  standard deviation 
C)  range 
D)  normal distribution

Question 5

Which of the following is a graph that has adjacent bars to display the distribution of quantitative variables along a continuum?

Accepted Answer

A)  charts 
B)  lateral graphs 
C)  histograms 
D)  bar charts 
A)  charts 
B)  lateral graphs 
C)  histograms 
D)  bar charts

Question 6

Frequency distributions and ______ are the most common approaches for displaying the distribution of single variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency polygons 
B)  graphs 
C)  inferential statistics 
D)  surveys 
A)  frequency polygons 
B)  graphs 
C)  inferential statistics 
D)  surveys

Question 7

To calculate range, a data analyst must take the highest value and ______ 1.

Accepted Answer

A)  subtract the lowest value and add 
B)  multiply by the lowest value and add 
C)  divide by the lowest value and subtract 
D)  discard the lowest value and subtract 
A)  subtract the lowest value and add 
B)  multiply by the lowest value and add 
C)  divide by the lowest value and subtract 
D)  discard the lowest value and subtract

Question 8

Which of the following should have the most influence on the choice to use the median or mean for summarizing the central tendency of quantitative variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothesis of the researcher 
B)  purpose of the statistical study 
C)  number of study participants 
D)  analysts preferred methodology 
A)  hypothesis of the researcher 
B)  purpose of the statistical study 
C)  number of study participants 
D)  analysts preferred methodology

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistics are the preferred method for communicating information as statistics cannot be misleading. 
B)  Researchers use quantitative methods of data analysis only when they will prove the original hypothesis. 
C)  Statistics can mislead when specific reports are chosen to accentuate particular features of a distribution. 
D)  Establishing statistical significance is only required when examining attitudinal data. 
A)  Statistics are the preferred method for communicating information as statistics cannot be misleading. 
B)  Researchers use quantitative methods of data analysis only when they will prove the original hypothesis. 
C)  Statistics can mislead when specific reports are chosen to accentuate particular features of a distribution. 
D)  Establishing statistical significance is only required when examining attitudinal data.

Question 10

How do you read a cross tabulation table?

Accepted Answer

A)  compare the percentage distribution in each column 
B)  generate multiple histograms 
C)  begin by creating many categories for analysis as possible 
D)  convert frequencies into percentages of 10 
A)  compare the percentage distribution in each column 
B)  generate multiple histograms 
C)  begin by creating many categories for analysis as possible 
D)  convert frequencies into percentages of 10

Question 11

What is variance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the square of standard deviation 
B)  the difference between standard deviation and range 
C)  another term for normal distribution 
D)  a rarely used measure of variation 
A)  the square of standard deviation 
B)  the difference between standard deviation and range 
C)  another term for normal distribution 
D)  a rarely used measure of variation

Question 12

Describe how you should read the following table. In your discretion be careful to name the parts of the chart and establish what each tells us about the data.
Source: General Social Survey (National Opinion Research Center 2018).
Age of respondent * Women not suited for politics Crosstabulation

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. Students should descri

Question 13

The extent to which cases are spread out through the distribution or clustered in one location is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  skewness 
B)  frequency 
C)  variability 
D)  median 
A)  skewness 
B)  frequency 
C)  variability 
D)  median

Question 14

In a ______, a continuous line connects the points representing the number or percentage of cases with each value.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency polygon 
B)  bar chart 
C)  histogram 
D)  central tendency 
A)  frequency polygon 
B)  bar chart 
C)  histogram 
D)  central tendency

Question 15

Summary statistics are not useful in representing key features of the distribution of a variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To illustrate the relation between two variables, such as attitude about employment discrimination against men and year, the analyst should use which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  quartiles 
B)  crosstabs 
C)  normal distribution 
D)  outliers 
A)  quartiles 
B)  crosstabs 
C)  normal distribution 
D)  outliers

Question 17

It is appropriate for an analysist to choose statistics that accentuate a particular feature of a distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which type of statistics are useful for representing key features of the distribution of a variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  summary 
B)  qualitative 
C)  variability 
D)  symmetry 
A)  summary 
B)  qualitative 
C)  variability 
D)  symmetry

Question 19

Margaret is analyzing data and sees that the majority of the cases in her study are clustered at one or the other end of the distribution. Margaret has discovered ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  skewness 
B)  variability 
C)  probability 
D)  distribution 
A)  skewness 
B)  variability 
C)  probability 
D)  distribution

Question 20

What factors must a researcher consider when analyzing data ethically? In other words, explain how data should be ethically collected and presented. Discuss the ramifications of the unethical collection or presentation of statistical data.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. Students should identi

The mean is also the ______.

Honesty and ______ are the key ethical principles that should guide data summaries.

Describe the different types of graphs utilized by quantitative researchers. When graphs are appropriate for the display of data. How can graphs potentially distort the display of information? Why must researchers work to avoid these issues?

The ______ accounts for the amount each case differs from the mean.

Which of the following is a graph that has adjacent bars to display the distribution of quantitative variables along a continuum?

Frequency distributions and ______ are the most common approaches for displaying the distribution of single variables.

To calculate range, a data analyst must take the highest value and ______ 1.

Which of the following should have the most influence on the choice to use the median or mean for summarizing the central tendency of quantitative variables?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

How do you read a cross tabulation table?

What is variance?

Describe how you should read the following table. In your discretion be careful to name the parts of the chart and establish what each tells us about the data. Source: General Social Survey (National Opinion Research Center 2018). Age of respondent * Women not suited for politics Crosstabulation

The extent to which cases are spread out through the distribution or clustered in one location is known as ______.

In a ______, a continuous line connects the points representing the number or percentage of cases with each value.

Summary statistics are not useful in representing key features of the distribution of a variable.

To illustrate the relation between two variables, such as attitude about employment discrimination against men and year, the analyst should use which of the following?

It is appropriate for an analysist to choose statistics that accentuate a particular feature of a distribution.

Which type of statistics are useful for representing key features of the distribution of a variable?

Margaret is analyzing data and sees that the majority of the cases in her study are clustered at one or the other end of the distribution. Margaret has discovered ______.

What factors must a researcher consider when analyzing data ethically? In other words, explain how data should be ethically collected and presented. Discuss the ramifications of the unethical collection or presentation of statistical data.

Science, Society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Generalizability and Sampling

Causation and Experimental Design

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods

Unobtrusive Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters

Exam 10: Quantitative Data Analysis

The mean is also the ______.

Honesty and ______ are the key ethical principles that should guide data summaries.

Describe the different types of graphs utilized by quantitative researchers. When graphs are appropriate for the display of data. How can graphs potentially distort the display of information? Why must researchers work to avoid these issues?

The ______ accounts for the amount each case differs from the mean.

Which of the following is a graph that has adjacent bars to display the distribution of quantitative variables along a continuum?

Frequency distributions and ______ are the most common approaches for displaying the distribution of single variables.

To calculate range, a data analyst must take the highest value and ______ 1.

Which of the following should have the most influence on the choice to use the median or mean for summarizing the central tendency of quantitative variables?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

How do you read a cross tabulation table?

What is variance?

Describe how you should read the following table. In your discretion be careful to name the parts of the chart and establish what each tells us about the data. Source: General Social Survey (National Opinion Research Center 2018). Age of respondent * Women not suited for politics Crosstabulation

The extent to which cases are spread out through the distribution or clustered in one location is known as ______.

In a ______, a continuous line connects the points representing the number or percentage of cases with each value.

Summary statistics are not useful in representing key features of the distribution of a variable.

To illustrate the relation between two variables, such as attitude about employment discrimination against men and year, the analyst should use which of the following?

It is appropriate for an analysist to choose statistics that accentuate a particular feature of a distribution.

Which type of statistics are useful for representing key features of the distribution of a variable?

Margaret is analyzing data and sees that the majority of the cases in her study are clustered at one or the other end of the distribution. Margaret has discovered ______.

What factors must a researcher consider when analyzing data ethically? In other words, explain how data should be ethically collected and presented. Discuss the ramifications of the unethical collection or presentation of statistical data.

Science, Society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Generalizability and Sampling

Causation and Experimental Design

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods

Unobtrusive Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters