Question 1

A gamma value of .7 indicates a stronger relationship than a gamma value of -7.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Pearson's product-moment correlation can be used with nominal,ordinal,and interval-ratio level data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the linear equation,Y = a + bX,a denotes the slope of the line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Linear regression always provides more and better information than curvilinear regression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Two-way ANOVA is a multivariate technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At the univariate level,descriptive statistics are used for

Accepted Answer

A) measures of association. 
B) multivariate analyses. 
C) data expansion. 
D) data reduction. 
E) determining causality. 
A) measures of association. 
B) multivariate analyses. 
C) data expansion. 
D) data reduction. 
E) determining causality.

Question 7

The regression model can NOT be used to

Accepted Answer

A) summarize a relationship between variables. 
B) predict a value of one variable from its relationship to another related variable. 
C) provide in-depth information for a single variable. 
D) determine the specific function relating the two variables. 
E) analyze a relationship between two variables. 
A) summarize a relationship between variables. 
B) predict a value of one variable from its relationship to another related variable. 
C) provide in-depth information for a single variable. 
D) determine the specific function relating the two variables. 
E) analyze a relationship between two variables.

Question 8

The formulas for some measures of association can result in coefficients with either positive or negative signs.Under which of the following circumstances can those signs be meaningfully interpreted?

Accepted Answer

A) whenever the data are expressed as frequencies 
B) when the data are measured at the nominal level 
C) when the data are measured at the ordinal level 
D) whenever the data have a modal category 
E) whenever the data are expressed as percentages 
A) whenever the data are expressed as frequencies 
B) when the data are measured at the nominal level 
C) when the data are measured at the ordinal level 
D) whenever the data have a modal category 
E) whenever the data are expressed as percentages

Question 9

Which one of the following parallels elaboration analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) curvilinear regression 
B) path analysis 
C) partial regression 
D) linear regression 
E) multivariate regression 
A) curvilinear regression 
B) path analysis 
C) partial regression 
D) linear regression 
E) multivariate regression

Question 10

Kaleesha has developed 50 items to measure social isolation among high school students.She constructed the items by first identifying what she thought were four dimensions of social isolation,and then developing items to reflect each dimension.She now wants to use a statistical technique that will determine which items "hang together" in terms of how respondents answered them,so that she can determine if her conceptually identified dimensions are supported empirically.It would be best to use

Accepted Answer

A) path analysis 
B) time-series analysis. 
C) path analysis. 
D) factor analysis. 
E) content analysis. 
A) path analysis 
B) time-series analysis. 
C) path analysis. 
D) factor analysis. 
E) content analysis.

Question 11

Gamma is a measurement based on

Accepted Answer

A) guessing the inverse values of a distribution. 
B) guessing the outlying variables of a distribution. 
C) guessing the exact values of variables. 
D) guessing the ordinal relationship of variables. 
E) guessing the nominal relationship of variables. 
A) guessing the inverse values of a distribution. 
B) guessing the outlying variables of a distribution. 
C) guessing the exact values of variables. 
D) guessing the ordinal relationship of variables. 
E) guessing the nominal relationship of variables.

Question 12

Gamma compares

Accepted Answer

A) pairs of respondents in terms of rankings on two variables. 
B) pairs of variables in terms of rankings per respondent. 
C) pairs of respondents in terms of rankings on one variable. 
D) pairs of variables in terms of rankings on two respondents. 
E) pairs of variables in terms of rankings on multiple variables 
A) pairs of respondents in terms of rankings on two variables. 
B) pairs of variables in terms of rankings per respondent. 
C) pairs of respondents in terms of rankings on one variable. 
D) pairs of variables in terms of rankings on two respondents. 
E) pairs of variables in terms of rankings on multiple variables

Question 13

A .05 level of significance means that

Accepted Answer

A) there is only a 5% chance that the statistic's value could be obtained as a result of sampling error only. 
B) one is 50% certain that the sample value is representative of the population. 
C) there is only a 5% chance that the variables tested are not independent. 
D) the results can be accepted because the sampling error is only 5%. 
E) the level of confidence is only 5%. 
A) there is only a 5% chance that the statistic's value could be obtained as a result of sampling error only. 
B) one is 50% certain that the sample value is representative of the population. 
C) there is only a 5% chance that the variables tested are not independent. 
D) the results can be accepted because the sampling error is only 5%. 
E) the level of confidence is only 5%.

Question 14

Michel is examining the amount of binge drinking on a college campus,with the belief that due to maturity and a desire to succeed,the more drinking a student did the year before,the more reduction there will be in drinking later.To perform this analysis he should use:

Accepted Answer

A)  curvilinear regression analysis. 
B)  snowball analysis. 
C)  time-series analysis. 
D)  factor analysis. 
E)  two-way ANOVA. 
A)  curvilinear regression analysis. 
B)  snowball analysis. 
C)  time-series analysis. 
D)  factor analysis. 
E)  two-way ANOVA.

Question 15

Inferential statistics are used primarily for describing samples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) If a relationship is substantively significant then it is also statistically significant. 
B) If a relationship is statistically significant then it is also substantively significant. 
C) If a relationship is statistically significant then it is an important relationship. 
D) Statistical significance does not indicate anything about substantive significance. 
E) If a relationship is statistically significant then it is also substantively significant. because a statistically significant relationship is an important relationship. 
A) If a relationship is substantively significant then it is also statistically significant. 
B) If a relationship is statistically significant then it is also substantively significant. 
C) If a relationship is statistically significant then it is an important relationship. 
D) Statistical significance does not indicate anything about substantive significance. 
E) If a relationship is statistically significant then it is also substantively significant. because a statistically significant relationship is an important relationship.

Question 17

If Jay is studying the relationship between two ordinal variables,he should probably use _________ to analyze her results.

Accepted Answer

A) chi-square 
B) means test 
C) ANOVA 
D) regression 
E) Pearson's r 
A) chi-square 
B) means test 
C) ANOVA 
D) regression 
E) Pearson's r

Question 18

Based upon simple random sampling of 100 college students,the mean GPA was 2.3 with a standard error of 0.3.We are 68% confident that the population parameter is

Accepted Answer

A)  between 1.4 and 2.6 
B)  between 1.7 and 2.9 
C)  2.3 
D)  between 2.0 and 2.6 
E)  less than 1.4 
A)  between 1.4 and 2.6 
B)  between 1.7 and 2.9 
C)  2.3 
D)  between 2.0 and 2.6 
E)  less than 1.4

Question 19

Statistical significance is too easily misinterpreted as "strength of association" or substantive significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the logic of ANOVA?

Accepted Answer

A) The cases under study are combined into groups representing an independent variable. 
B) The extent to which groups differ from one another is analyzed in terms of some dependent variable. 
C) The extent to which the groups differ is compared with the standard random distribution. 
D) Only one explanatory variable can be used in an ANOVA analysis. 
E) More than one explanatory variable can be used in an ANOVA analysis. 
A) The cases under study are combined into groups representing an independent variable. 
B) The extent to which groups differ from one another is analyzed in terms of some dependent variable. 
C) The extent to which the groups differ is compared with the standard random distribution. 
D) Only one explanatory variable can be used in an ANOVA analysis. 
E) More than one explanatory variable can be used in an ANOVA analysis.

A gamma value of .7 indicates a stronger relationship than a gamma value of -7.

Pearson's product-moment correlation can be used with nominal,ordinal,and interval-ratio level data.

In the linear equation,Y = a + bX,a denotes the slope of the line.

Linear regression always provides more and better information than curvilinear regression.

Two-way ANOVA is a multivariate technique.

At the univariate level,descriptive statistics are used for

The regression model can NOT be used to

The formulas for some measures of association can result in coefficients with either positive or negative signs.Under which of the following circumstances can those signs be meaningfully interpreted?

Which one of the following parallels elaboration analysis?

Gamma is a measurement based on

Gamma compares

A .05 level of significance means that

Michel is examining the amount of binge drinking on a college campus,with the belief that due to maturity and a desire to succeed,the more drinking a student did the year before,the more reduction there will be in drinking later.To perform this analysis he should use:

Inferential statistics are used primarily for describing samples.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

If Jay is studying the relationship between two ordinal variables,he should probably use _________ to analyze her results.

Based upon simple random sampling of 100 college students,the mean GPA was 2.3 with a standard error of 0.3.We are 68% confident that the population parameter is

Statistical significance is too easily misinterpreted as "strength of association" or substantive significance.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the logic of ANOVA?

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Exam 16: Statistical Analyses

A gamma value of .7 indicates a stronger relationship than a gamma value of -7.

Pearson's product-moment correlation can be used with nominal,ordinal,and interval-ratio level data.

In the linear equation,Y = a + bX,a denotes the slope of the line.

Linear regression always provides more and better information than curvilinear regression.

Two-way ANOVA is a multivariate technique.

At the univariate level,descriptive statistics are used for

The regression model can NOT be used to

The formulas for some measures of association can result in coefficients with either positive or negative signs.Under which of the following circumstances can those signs be meaningfully interpreted?

Which one of the following parallels elaboration analysis?

Gamma is a measurement based on

Gamma compares

A .05 level of significance means that

Michel is examining the amount of binge drinking on a college campus,with the belief that due to maturity and a desire to succeed,the more drinking a student did the year before,the more reduction there will be in drinking later.To perform this analysis he should use:

Inferential statistics are used primarily for describing samples.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

If Jay is studying the relationship between two ordinal variables,he should probably use _________ to analyze her results.

Based upon simple random sampling of 100 college students,the mean GPA was 2.3 with a standard error of 0.3.We are 68% confident that the population parameter is

Statistical significance is too easily misinterpreted as "strength of association" or substantive significance.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the logic of ANOVA?

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

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters