Question 1

The outputs of a factor analysis are artificial dimensions called factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If one wished to examine the relationship between education and income with age held constant,an appropriate technique would be

Accepted Answer

A) multiple regression. 
B) partial regression. 
C) curvilinear regression. 
D) factor analysis. 
E) time-series analysis. 
A) multiple regression. 
B) partial regression. 
C) curvilinear regression. 
D) factor analysis. 
E) time-series analysis.

Question 3

A disadvantage of factor analysis is that it does not permit hypotheses to be disconfirmed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If an association is statistically significant it is an important relationship

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Using simple random sampling,100 males were drawn from a population and asked their age.The mean age for these men was 22.The standard error for the sample was 5.We are 68% confident that the population parameter is

Accepted Answer

A)  22. 
B) between 19.5 and 24.5. 
C) between 17 and 27. 
D) between 12 and 32. 
E) between 10 and 30. 
A)  22. 
B) between 19.5 and 24.5. 
C) between 17 and 27. 
D) between 12 and 32. 
E) between 10 and 30.

Question 6

The equation,Y = a - bX signifies a __________ relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) negative 
C) independent 
D) null 
E) good 
A) positive 
B) negative 
C) independent 
D) null 
E) good

Question 7

Which of the following is an INAPPROPRIATE unit of analysis in Geographic Information Systems?

Accepted Answer

A) countries 
B) states 
C) fire departments 
D) census tracts 
E) cities 
A) countries 
B) states 
C) fire departments 
D) census tracts 
E) cities

Question 8

Professor Triker is interested in examining the occupational mobility of women in the United States.Triker believes that people's first job affects their second job and that job in turn affects their third job,and so on.To analyze the data Triker should use

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis. 
B) time-series analysis. 
C) two-way analysis of variance. 
D) smallest-space analysis. 
E) curvilinear regression analysis. 
A) factor analysis. 
B) time-series analysis. 
C) two-way analysis of variance. 
D) smallest-space analysis. 
E) curvilinear regression analysis.

The outputs of a factor analysis are artificial dimensions called factors.

If one wished to examine the relationship between education and income with age held constant,an appropriate technique would be

A disadvantage of factor analysis is that it does not permit hypotheses to be disconfirmed.

If an association is statistically significant it is an important relationship

Using simple random sampling,100 males were drawn from a population and asked their age.The mean age for these men was 22.The standard error for the sample was 5.We are 68% confident that the population parameter is

The equation,Y = a - bX signifies a __________ relationship.

Which of the following is an INAPPROPRIATE unit of analysis in Geographic Information Systems?

Professor Triker is interested in examining the occupational mobility of women in the United States.Triker believes that people's first job affects their second job and that job in turn affects their third job,and so on.To analyze the data Triker should use

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Exam 16: Statistical Analyses

The outputs of a factor analysis are artificial dimensions called factors.

If one wished to examine the relationship between education and income with age held constant,an appropriate technique would be

A disadvantage of factor analysis is that it does not permit hypotheses to be disconfirmed.

If an association is statistically significant it is an important relationship

Using simple random sampling,100 males were drawn from a population and asked their age.The mean age for these men was 22.The standard error for the sample was 5.We are 68% confident that the population parameter is

The equation,Y = a - bX signifies a __________ relationship.

Which of the following is an INAPPROPRIATE unit of analysis in Geographic Information Systems?

Professor Triker is interested in examining the occupational mobility of women in the United States.Triker believes that people's first job affects their second job and that job in turn affects their third job,and so on.To analyze the data Triker should use

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