Question 1

In the following set of tables,the control variable is ______.
Partial frequency tables for gender and desire to have children within the next 5 years.

Accepted Answer

A) Age 
B) Gender 
C) Desire for Kids 
D) 5 years 
E) Male vs. Female 
A) Age 
B) Gender 
C) Desire for Kids 
D) 5 years 
E) Male vs. Female

Question 2

Whenever the partial relationships are essentially the same as the original relationship,the term assigned to the result,regardless of whether the test variable is antecedent or intervening,is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) spurious relationship. 
B) explanation. 
C) specification. 
D) replication. 
E) interpretation. 
A) spurious relationship. 
B) explanation. 
C) specification. 
D) replication. 
E) interpretation.

Question 3

Interpretation only differs from explanation when it comes to the level of measurement used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

No zero-order relationship exists,but a relationship does appear when the two variables are examined in the presence of a control variable.The control variable in this situation is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) incremental variable. 
B) distorter variable. 
C) suppressor variable. 
D) ghost variable. 
E) magic variable 
A) incremental variable. 
B) distorter variable. 
C) suppressor variable. 
D) ghost variable. 
E) magic variable

Question 5

Caitlin studied the relationship between gender and adjustment to retirement.She controlled for type of job before retirement and set up tables relating gender to retirement adjustment for each of her three categories of job type before retirement.These tables are known as

Accepted Answer

A) test variables. 
B) partial tables. 
C) explanatory tables. 
D) zero-order tables. 
E) descriptive tables 
A) test variables. 
B) partial tables. 
C) explanatory tables. 
D) zero-order tables. 
E) descriptive tables

Question 6

Having observed an empirical relationship between two variables,we seek to understand the nature of that relationship through the effects produced by introducing other variables.In view of this,what is the basic form of the elaboration model?

Accepted Answer

The basic form of the elaboration model

Question 7

According to the following model
X  Y  Z
Which of the following statements is (are)FALSE about Y? Y is the

Accepted Answer

A) test variable. 
B) intervening variable. 
C) antecedent variable. 
D) Y helps us interpret the relationship between X and Z. 
E) All of these choices are TRUE about Y. 
A) test variable. 
B) intervening variable. 
C) antecedent variable. 
D) Y helps us interpret the relationship between X and Z. 
E) All of these choices are TRUE about Y.

Question 8

Suppose we observed that the more firefighters there were at a fire site,the greater the amount of fire damage.Suppose we also observed that the size of the fire was related to both the amount of damage and the number of firefighters present.The relationship between numbers of firefighters and the amount of fire damage illustrates that:

Accepted Answer

A) the relationship between the two variables is causal. 
B) the number of firefighters causes the damage. 
C) the relationship between firefighters and the amount of damage is spurious. 
D) the number of firefighters at a fire may cause the amount of damage. 
E) the amount of damage at a fire causes firefighters to appear at the fire. 
A) the relationship between the two variables is causal. 
B) the number of firefighters causes the damage. 
C) the relationship between firefighters and the amount of damage is spurious. 
D) the number of firefighters at a fire may cause the amount of damage. 
E) the amount of damage at a fire causes firefighters to appear at the fire.

Question 9

The purpose of the elaboration model is to provide a way to examine relationships that may be causal

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Interpretation differs from explanation when it comes to:

Accepted Answer

A) level of measurement of test variable. 
B) time placement of test variable. 
C) level of measurement of experimental variables. 
D) number of test variables used. 
E) interpretation and explanation are synonymous. 
A) level of measurement of test variable. 
B) time placement of test variable. 
C) level of measurement of experimental variables. 
D) number of test variables used. 
E) interpretation and explanation are synonymous.

Question 11

Suppose we observed that the more firefighters there were at a fire site,the greater the amount of fire damage.Suppose we also observed that the size of the fire was related to both the amount of damage and the number of firefighters present.In this case,we would call size of fire the

Accepted Answer

A) independent variable. 
B) dependent variable. 
C) intervening test variable. 
D) antecedent test variable. 
E) control variable. 
A) independent variable. 
B) dependent variable. 
C) intervening test variable. 
D) antecedent test variable. 
E) control variable.

Question 12

Table A shows the (hypothetical)percentages of men age 50-79 who live 20 or more years,cross-tabulated with whether they did or did not marry a younger women.
TABLE A: GOOD HEALTH
 
TABLE B: ILL HEALTH
 
The control variable in Tables A and B is

Accepted Answer

A) Age 
B) Marriage 
C) Level of Health 
D) Living or dying 
E) Married or Not 
A) Age 
B) Marriage 
C) Level of Health 
D) Living or dying 
E) Married or Not

Question 13

Ex post facto hypothesizing refers to the development of hypotheses "predicting" relationships that have already been observed in the data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

To begin the elaboration paradigm,we must know whether the test variable

Accepted Answer

A) is operationalized. 
B) is continuous or discrete. 
C) fits with our theory. 
D) is antecedent or intervening to the other two variables. 
E) is the independent or dependent variable 
A) is operationalized. 
B) is continuous or discrete. 
C) fits with our theory. 
D) is antecedent or intervening to the other two variables. 
E) is the independent or dependent variable

Question 15

Good researchers always avoid ex post facto hypothesizing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explanation is the term used to describe a spurious relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Studying the relationship between parental supervision and juvenile delinquency,Maria found a strong relationship between the two.She then introduced a third variable,education,and the partials still showed a strong relationship between supervision and delinquency.What may she conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  replication. 
B)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is spurious. 
C)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is nonspurious. 
D)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is spurious and replication took place 
E)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is nonspurious and replication took place 
A)  replication. 
B)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is spurious. 
C)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is nonspurious. 
D)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is spurious and replication took place 
E)  that the relationship between supervision and delinquency is nonspurious and replication took place

In the following set of tables,the control variable is ______. Partial frequency tables for gender and desire to have children within the next 5 years.

Whenever the partial relationships are essentially the same as the original relationship,the term assigned to the result,regardless of whether the test variable is antecedent or intervening,is a(n)

Interpretation only differs from explanation when it comes to the level of measurement used.

No zero-order relationship exists,but a relationship does appear when the two variables are examined in the presence of a control variable.The control variable in this situation is known as a(n)

Caitlin studied the relationship between gender and adjustment to retirement.She controlled for type of job before retirement and set up tables relating gender to retirement adjustment for each of her three categories of job type before retirement.These tables are known as

Having observed an empirical relationship between two variables,we seek to understand the nature of that relationship through the effects produced by introducing other variables.In view of this,what is the basic form of the elaboration model?

According to the following model X  Y  Z Which of the following statements is (are)FALSE about Y? Y is the

The purpose of the elaboration model is to provide a way to examine relationships that may be causal

Interpretation differs from explanation when it comes to:

Suppose we observed that the more firefighters there were at a fire site,the greater the amount of fire damage.Suppose we also observed that the size of the fire was related to both the amount of damage and the number of firefighters present.In this case,we would call size of fire the

Table A shows the (hypothetical)percentages of men age 50-79 who live 20 or more years,cross-tabulated with whether they did or did not marry a younger women. TABLE A: GOOD HEALTH TABLE B: ILL HEALTH The control variable in Tables A and B is

Ex post facto hypothesizing refers to the development of hypotheses "predicting" relationships that have already been observed in the data.

To begin the elaboration paradigm,we must know whether the test variable

Good researchers always avoid ex post facto hypothesizing.

Explanation is the term used to describe a spurious relationship.

Studying the relationship between parental supervision and juvenile delinquency,Maria found a strong relationship between the two.She then introduced a third variable,education,and the partials still showed a strong relationship between supervision and delinquency.What may she conclude?

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Exam 15: The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

In the following set of tables,the control variable is ______. Partial frequency tables for gender and desire to have children within the next 5 years.

Whenever the partial relationships are essentially the same as the original relationship,the term assigned to the result,regardless of whether the test variable is antecedent or intervening,is a(n)

Interpretation only differs from explanation when it comes to the level of measurement used.

No zero-order relationship exists,but a relationship does appear when the two variables are examined in the presence of a control variable.The control variable in this situation is known as a(n)

Caitlin studied the relationship between gender and adjustment to retirement.She controlled for type of job before retirement and set up tables relating gender to retirement adjustment for each of her three categories of job type before retirement.These tables are known as

Having observed an empirical relationship between two variables,we seek to understand the nature of that relationship through the effects produced by introducing other variables.In view of this,what is the basic form of the elaboration model?

According to the following model X  Y  Z Which of the following statements is (are)FALSE about Y? Y is the

The purpose of the elaboration model is to provide a way to examine relationships that may be causal

Interpretation differs from explanation when it comes to:

Suppose we observed that the more firefighters there were at a fire site,the greater the amount of fire damage.Suppose we also observed that the size of the fire was related to both the amount of damage and the number of firefighters present.In this case,we would call size of fire the

Table A shows the (hypothetical)percentages of men age 50-79 who live 20 or more years,cross-tabulated with whether they did or did not marry a younger women. TABLE A: GOOD HEALTH TABLE B: ILL HEALTH The control variable in Tables A and B is

Ex post facto hypothesizing refers to the development of hypotheses "predicting" relationships that have already been observed in the data.

To begin the elaboration paradigm,we must know whether the test variable

Good researchers always avoid ex post facto hypothesizing.

Explanation is the term used to describe a spurious relationship.

Studying the relationship between parental supervision and juvenile delinquency,Maria found a strong relationship between the two.She then introduced a third variable,education,and the partials still showed a strong relationship between supervision and delinquency.What may she conclude?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters