Exam 15: Correlation
Exam 1: Introduction to Statistics80 Questions
Exam 2: Summarizing Data: Frequency Distributions in Tables and Graphs80 Questions
Exam 3: Summarizing Data: Central Tendency80 Questions
Exam 4: Summarizing Data: Variability80 Questions
Exam 5: Probability80 Questions
Exam 6: Probability, normal Distributions, and Z Scores80 Questions
Exam 7: Probability and Sampling Distributions80 Questions
Exam 8: Hypothesis Testing: Significance,effect Size,and Power80 Questions
Exam 9: Testing Means: One-Sample and Two-Independent-Sample T Tests80 Questions
Exam 10: Testing Means: Truehe Related-Samples T Test80 Questions
Exam 11: Estimation and Confidence Intervals60 Questions
Exam 12: Analysis of Variance: One-Way Between-Subjects Design80 Questions
Exam 13: Analysis of Variance: One-Way Within-Subjects Repeated-Measuresdesign80 Questions
Exam 14: Analysis of Variance: Two-Way Between-Subjects Factorial Design80 Questions
Exam 15: Correlation80 Questions
Exam 16: Linear Regression and Multiple Regression80 Questions
Exam 17: Nonparametric Tests: Chi-Square Tests80 Questions
Exam 18: Nonparametric Tests: Tests for Ordinal Data60 Questions
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Suppose a correlation is computed in each of two samples.If the value of SSXY is the same in each sample,and is larger in Sample 1,then in which sample will the value of the correlation coefficient be larger?
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A researcher measures the relationship between two variables,X and Y.If SSXY = 340 and SSXSSY = 320,000,then what is the value of the correlation coefficient?
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The coefficient of determination is mathematically equivalent to ______.
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Which of the following is the assumption that there is an equal variance of data points dispersed along the regression line?
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The assumption of normality requires that the range of scores observed in a sample is the same of the possible range of scores in the population.
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The appropriate correlation coefficient for measuring for the direction and strength of the linear relationship between two dichotomous variables is ______.
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A correlation of r = .50 in a sample of 15 participants is statistically significant for a two-tailed test at a .05 level of significance.
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An unanticipated variable not accounted for in a research study that could be causing or associated with observed changes in one or more measured variables is called ______.
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We convert r to a t statistic for which of the following correlation tests?
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If SSXY = 5.32 and n = 40,then what is the value of the coefficient of determination?
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The appropriate correlation coefficient for measuring the direction and strength of the linear relationship between one continuous and one dichotomous variable is ______.
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The point-biserial correlation coefficient is a measure of the direction and strength of the linear relationship between two variables,where ______.
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The formula for the Spearman correlation coefficient was derived from the formula for the Pearson correlation coefficient.
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Homoscedasticity is the assumption that there is an equal variance of data points dispersed along the regression line.
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A correlation of r = .38 in a sample of 30 participants is statistically significant for a two-tailed test at a .05 level of significance.
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The numerator of the correlation coefficient measures the extent to which two variables ______.
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A researcher measures the relationship between narcissism and willingness to help.If SSXY = 240,SSX = 320,and SSY = 410,then what is the value of the correlation coefficient?
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The coefficient of determination is the square root of the correlation coefficient.
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