Exam 18: Nonparametric Tests: Tests for Ordinal Data

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When the null hypothesis is true and n is greater than or equal to 5 per group,the test statistic is approximately distributed as a chi-square distribution.

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The Kruskal-Wallis H test is used as a nonparametric alternative to which parametric test?

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Question 42

What is the null hypothesis for a Kruskal-Wallis H test?

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Question 43

A researcher computes a related-samples sign test in which the number of positive ranks is 9 and the number of negative ranks is 3.The test statistic (x)is equal to ______.

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Question 44

Which of the following best explains how to interpret the test statistic for the Wilcoxon signed-ranks T?

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Question 45

Ordinal data indicate that one score is larger or smaller than another.

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Question 46

Tests for ordinal data ______.

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Question 47

Which of the following is not a step to average tied ranks?

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Question 48

Which of the following nonparametric tests can be computed using a normal appropriation formula?

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Question 49

Nonparametric tests are used when the measured data are on an ordinal scale of measurement.

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Question 50

Tests for ordinal data meaningfully convey information regarding ______.

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Question 51

To compute the test statistic for the Mann-Whitney U test,we sum the ranks in two groups.The test statistic is ______.

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Question 52

A researcher finds that the number of scores above the median is 11 and the number of scores below the median is 5,using a sample of 16 participants.Based on these data,what is the decision for a one-sample sign test at a .05 level of significance?

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Question 53

The one-sample sign test can be used for ordinal data in place of the one-sample t test.

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Question 54

A researcher computes and .What is the value of the test statistic for a Mann-Whitney U test?

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Question 55

The Friedman test compares differences in the sum of ranks in two or more ______ groups.

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Question 56

A researcher computes the Wilcoxon signed-ranks T test.She finds that the sum of positive ranks is 56 and the sum of negative ranks is 22.What is the value of the test statistic,T?

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Question 57

The test statistic for the Friedman test is largest when ______.

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Question 58

Variance can't be used to analyze ordinal scale data,because these data do not meaningfully convey distance.

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Question 59

The Friedman test is used as a nonparametric alternative to which parametric test?

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When the null hypothesis is true and n is greater than or equal to 5 per group,the test statistic is approximately distributed as a chi-square distribution.

The Kruskal-Wallis H test is used as a nonparametric alternative to which parametric test?

What is the null hypothesis for a Kruskal-Wallis H test?

A researcher computes a related-samples sign test in which the number of positive ranks is 9 and the number of negative ranks is 3.The test statistic (x)is equal to ______.

Which of the following best explains how to interpret the test statistic for the Wilcoxon signed-ranks T?

Ordinal data indicate that one score is larger or smaller than another.

Tests for ordinal data ______.

Which of the following is not a step to average tied ranks?

Which of the following nonparametric tests can be computed using a normal appropriation formula?

Nonparametric tests are used when the measured data are on an ordinal scale of measurement.

Tests for ordinal data meaningfully convey information regarding ______.

To compute the test statistic for the Mann-Whitney U test,we sum the ranks in two groups.The test statistic is ______.

A researcher finds that the number of scores above the median is 11 and the number of scores below the median is 5,using a sample of 16 participants.Based on these data,what is the decision for a one-sample sign test at a .05 level of significance?

The one-sample sign test can be used for ordinal data in place of the one-sample t test.

A researcher computes and .What is the value of the test statistic for a Mann-Whitney U test?

The Friedman test compares differences in the sum of ranks in two or more ______ groups.

A researcher computes the Wilcoxon signed-ranks T test.She finds that the sum of positive ranks is 56 and the sum of negative ranks is 22.What is the value of the test statistic,T?

The test statistic for the Friedman test is largest when ______.

Variance can't be used to analyze ordinal scale data,because these data do not meaningfully convey distance.

The Friedman test is used as a nonparametric alternative to which parametric test?

Introduction to Statistics

Summarizing Data: Frequency Distributions in Tables and Graphs

Summarizing Data: Central Tendency

Summarizing Data: Variability

Probability

Probability, normal Distributions, and Z Scores

Probability and Sampling Distributions

Hypothesis Testing: Significance,effect Size,and Power

Testing Means: One-Sample and Two-Independent-Sample T Tests

Testing Means: Truehe Related-Samples T Test

Estimation and Confidence Intervals

Analysis of Variance: One-Way Between-Subjects Design

Analysis of Variance: One-Way Within-Subjects Repeated-Measuresdesign

Analysis of Variance: Two-Way Between-Subjects Factorial Design

Correlation

Linear Regression and Multiple Regression

Nonparametric Tests: Chi-Square Tests

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