Question 1

What is the purpose of factor analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The purpose of factor analysis is to reduce many individual items into a smaller number of variables. 
B)  The purpose of factor analysis is to use a set of variables to predict an outcome variable. 
C)  The purpose of factor analysis is to look for a relationship between two variables. 
D)  The purpose of factor analysis is to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups. 
A)  The purpose of factor analysis is to reduce many individual items into a smaller number of variables. 
B)  The purpose of factor analysis is to use a set of variables to predict an outcome variable. 
C)  The purpose of factor analysis is to look for a relationship between two variables. 
D)  The purpose of factor analysis is to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups. A

Question 2

Which of the following methods do you need to use it when you want to explore in detail how participants are making sense of their personal lived experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content Analysis 
B)  Discourse Analysis 
C)  Grounded Theory 
D)  Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis 
A)  Content Analysis 
B)  Discourse Analysis 
C)  Grounded Theory 
D)  Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis D

Question 3

Which of the following tests do you need to use when you compare the means between two conditions from one set of participants, on the same continuous, dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repeated measures t test 
B)  Independent measures t test 
C)  One-way independent measures of ANOVA 
D)  One-way repeated measures of ANOVA 
A)  Repeated measures t test 
B)  Independent measures t test 
C)  One-way independent measures of ANOVA 
D)  One-way repeated measures of ANOVA A

Question 4

Which of the following options is incorrect about breaking down a main effect while using ANOVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  If your main effect is not significant, then there is no need for any further contrasts. 
B)  If you have a two-tailed hypothesis, then you will need to use post hoc contrasts when there is a significant main effect. 
C)  If you have a one-tailed hypothesis, then you will need to use post hoc contrasts when there is a significant main effect. 
D)  If your main effect is significant, but there are only two conditions, there is no need for any further contrasts. 
A)  If your main effect is not significant, then there is no need for any further contrasts. 
B)  If you have a two-tailed hypothesis, then you will need to use post hoc contrasts when there is a significant main effect. 
C)  If you have a one-tailed hypothesis, then you will need to use post hoc contrasts when there is a significant main effect. 
D)  If your main effect is significant, but there are only two conditions, there is no need for any further contrasts.

Question 5

Which of the following ways is not used to evaluate the assumption of similar variability across a dataset?

Accepted Answer

A)  Levene's test 
B)  Tukey test 
C)  Mauchly's test 
D)  Scatterplot of residuals 
A)  Levene's test 
B)  Tukey test 
C)  Mauchly's test 
D)  Scatterplot of residuals

Question 6

What is the difference between a t test and ANOVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  The t test determines whether two conditions are statistically different from each other, whereas ANOVA determines whether three or more conditions are statistically different from each other. 
B)  The t test determines whether three or more conditions are statistically different from each other, whereas ANOVA determines whether two conditions are statistically different from each other. 
C)  There is no difference. 
D)  The t test shows the strength of association between two sets of variables, whereas ANOVA shows the strength of the association between three or more sets of variables. 
A)  The t test determines whether two conditions are statistically different from each other, whereas ANOVA determines whether three or more conditions are statistically different from each other. 
B)  The t test determines whether three or more conditions are statistically different from each other, whereas ANOVA determines whether two conditions are statistically different from each other. 
C)  There is no difference. 
D)  The t test shows the strength of association between two sets of variables, whereas ANOVA shows the strength of the association between three or more sets of variables.

Question 7

What is the first step in designing a research project after developing the research question?

Accepted Answer

A)  To decide how to break down a main effect 
B)  To decide what types of statistical test you need to run to analyse your data 
C)  To decide how to break down an interaction 
D)  To decide which research approach you will take 
A)  To decide how to break down a main effect 
B)  To decide what types of statistical test you need to run to analyse your data 
C)  To decide how to break down an interaction 
D)  To decide which research approach you will take

Question 8

Which of the following tests do you need to use when the outcome variable is categorical, and the predictor variables are categorical and/or continuous in a correlation research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linear regression 
B)  Hierarchical regression 
C)  Multiple regression 
D)  Logistic regression 
A)  Linear regression 
B)  Hierarchical regression 
C)  Multiple regression 
D)  Logistic regression

Question 9

When do you use a factorial mixed ANOVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  When you have independent measures variables 
B)  When you have a mixture of independent measures and repeated measures variables 
C)  When you have repeated measures variables 
D)  When you have three or more independent measures measures variables 
A)  When you have independent measures variables 
B)  When you have a mixture of independent measures and repeated measures variables 
C)  When you have repeated measures variables 
D)  When you have three or more independent measures measures variables

Question 10

What do you need to do if your data are not normally distributed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use post hoc tests. 
B)  Use parametric tests. 
C)  Use non-parametric tests or data transformation techniques. 
D)  Use Bonferroni correction. 
A)  Use post hoc tests. 
B)  Use parametric tests. 
C)  Use non-parametric tests or data transformation techniques. 
D)  Use Bonferroni correction.

What is the purpose of factor analysis?

Which of the following methods do you need to use it when you want to explore in detail how participants are making sense of their personal lived experience?

Which of the following tests do you need to use when you compare the means between two conditions from one set of participants, on the same continuous, dependent variable?

Which of the following options is incorrect about breaking down a main effect while using ANOVA?

Which of the following ways is not used to evaluate the assumption of similar variability across a dataset?

What is the difference between a t test and ANOVA?

What is the first step in designing a research project after developing the research question?

Which of the following tests do you need to use when the outcome variable is categorical, and the predictor variables are categorical and/or continuous in a correlation research study?

When do you use a factorial mixed ANOVA?

What do you need to do if your data are not normally distributed?

The Basics of Research Design

Questionnaire Design

Analysing Data for Psychological Research

Introducing Spss

Experimental Design

T Tests

One-Way Independent Measures Anova

One-Way Repeated Measures Anova

Ancova

Two-Way Factorial Independent Anova

Two-Way Factorial Repeated Anova

Two-Way Factorial Mixed Design Anova

Presenting Experimental Studies

Correlational Design

Correlations

Multiple Regression

Hierarchical Regression

Logistic Regression

Factor Analysis

Presenting Correlational Studies

Qualitative Design

Designing Interviews and Focus Groups

Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis

Grounded Theory

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Discourse Analysis

Presenting Qualitative Studies

Mixed Methods

Broadening Your Research Horizons

Filters

Exam 28: How Do I Decide What to Do With My Data

What is the purpose of factor analysis?

Which of the following methods do you need to use it when you want to explore in detail how participants are making sense of their personal lived experience?

Which of the following tests do you need to use when you compare the means between two conditions from one set of participants, on the same continuous, dependent variable?

Which of the following options is incorrect about breaking down a main effect while using ANOVA?

Which of the following ways is not used to evaluate the assumption of similar variability across a dataset?

What is the difference between a t test and ANOVA?

What is the first step in designing a research project after developing the research question?

Which of the following tests do you need to use when the outcome variable is categorical, and the predictor variables are categorical and/or continuous in a correlation research study?

When do you use a factorial mixed ANOVA?

What do you need to do if your data are not normally distributed?

The Basics of Research Design

Questionnaire Design

Analysing Data for Psychological Research

Introducing Spss

Experimental Design

T Tests

One-Way Independent Measures Anova

One-Way Repeated Measures Anova

Ancova

Two-Way Factorial Independent Anova

Two-Way Factorial Repeated Anova

Two-Way Factorial Mixed Design Anova

Presenting Experimental Studies

Correlational Design

Correlations

Multiple Regression

Hierarchical Regression

Logistic Regression

Factor Analysis

Presenting Correlational Studies

Qualitative Design

Designing Interviews and Focus Groups

Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis

Grounded Theory

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Discourse Analysis

Presenting Qualitative Studies

Mixed Methods

Broadening Your Research Horizons

Filters