Question 1

Talk about:
-bar chart

Accepted Answer

A display of quantitative data

Question 2

Given the following means and standard deviations for monthly crime rates in four cities, which is the safest in which to live?

Accepted Answer

A)  City #1 
B)  City #2 
C)  City #3 
D)  City #4 
E)  all the same 
A)  City #1 
B)  City #2 
C)  City #3 
D)  City #4 
E)  all the same

Question 3

Talk about:
-univariate statistics

Accepted Answer

Statistical measures

Question 4

Talk about:
-codebook

Accepted Answer

A document that describes the

Question 5

Talk about:
-mean

Accepted Answer

A measure of central tendency

Question 6

Talk about:
-independence

Accepted Answer

The absence of a statistical r

Question 7

Use the information in this table to answer the following questions. 
Campus by College Major for Four Campuses, 2006 
  
-Identify what you can be certain is a TRUE statement about the information in the table above on campus and major.

Accepted Answer

A)  Among West students, more students major in education than in sociology. 
B)  Of sociology majors on the four campuses, a higher percent attend South than the other campuses. 
C)  30% of all South students are business majors. 
D)  One in four of all business majors on the four campuses attend West. 
E)  Twice as many students at East major in sociology than in business. 
A)  Among West students, more students major in education than in sociology. 
B)  Of sociology majors on the four campuses, a higher percent attend South than the other campuses. 
C)  30% of all South students are business majors. 
D)  One in four of all business majors on the four campuses attend West. 
E)  Twice as many students at East major in sociology than in business.

Question 8

Talk about:
-specification pattern

Accepted Answer

A pattern in the elaboration p

Question 9

Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below. 
The infant mortality rate (number of infants who die in their first year per 1,000 births) has a mean for the OECD (most advanced industrial countries) of 8 with a standard deviation of 1.
-Japan has a rate of 5 infant deaths per 1,000 births. What is its z-score among the OECD nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.5 
B)  -1 
C)  -2 
D)  -3 
E)  -4 
A)  -.5 
B)  -1 
C)  -2 
D)  -3 
E)  -4

Question 10

Talk about:
-scattergram

Accepted Answer

A diagram that displays the st

Question 11

Talk about:
-contingency cleaning

Accepted Answer

Cleaning data using a computer

Question 12

What must be true before a researcher can generalize from a scattergram to a percentaged table when looking for a relationship among variables?

Accepted Answer

Before a researcher can generalize from

Question 13

Talk about:
-suppressor variable pattern

Accepted Answer

A pattern in the elaboration p

Question 14

Talk about:
-bivariate statistics

Accepted Answer

Statistical measures

Question 15

Talk about:
-linear relationship

Accepted Answer

An association between two variables tha

Question 16

Professor Doner asked you to interpret a correlation of -1.8. You say it indicates a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  exceedingly strong relationship. 
B)  moderate relationship. 
C)  weak relationship. 
D)  error in calculations. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  exceedingly strong relationship. 
B)  moderate relationship. 
C)  weak relationship. 
D)  error in calculations. 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Talk about:
-pie chart

Accepted Answer

A display of numerical informa

Question 18

Talk about:
-curvilinear relationship

Accepted Answer

A relationship between two variables suc

Question 19

Talk about:
-elaboration paradigm

Accepted Answer

A system for describing patter

Question 20

Talk about:
-interpretation pattern

Accepted Answer

A pattern in the elaboration paradigm in

Talk about: -bar chart

Given the following means and standard deviations for monthly crime rates in four cities, which is the safest in which to live?

Talk about: -univariate statistics

Talk about: -codebook

Talk about: -mean

Talk about: -independence

Use the information in this table to answer the following questions. Campus by College Major for Four Campuses, 2006 -Identify what you can be certain is a TRUE statement about the information in the table above on campus and major.

Talk about: -specification pattern

Talk about: -scattergram

Talk about: -contingency cleaning

What must be true before a researcher can generalize from a scattergram to a percentaged table when looking for a relationship among variables?

Talk about: -suppressor variable pattern

Talk about: -bivariate statistics

Talk about: -linear relationship

Professor Doner asked you to interpret a correlation of -1.8. You say it indicates a(n)

Talk about: -pie chart

Talk about: -curvilinear relationship

Talk about: -elaboration paradigm

Talk about: -interpretation pattern

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Field Research and Focus Group Research

Historical-Comparative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing the Research Report

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Exam 10: Analysis of Quantitative Data

Talk about: -bar chart

Given the following means and standard deviations for monthly crime rates in four cities, which is the safest in which to live?

Talk about: -univariate statistics

Talk about: -codebook

Talk about: -mean

Talk about: -independence

Use the information in this table to answer the following questions. Campus by College Major for Four Campuses, 2006 -Identify what you can be certain is a TRUE statement about the information in the table above on campus and major.

Talk about: -specification pattern

Talk about: -scattergram

Talk about: -contingency cleaning

What must be true before a researcher can generalize from a scattergram to a percentaged table when looking for a relationship among variables?

Talk about: -suppressor variable pattern

Talk about: -bivariate statistics

Talk about: -linear relationship

Professor Doner asked you to interpret a correlation of -1.8. You say it indicates a(n)

Talk about: -pie chart

Talk about: -curvilinear relationship

Talk about: -elaboration paradigm

Talk about: -interpretation pattern

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Field Research and Focus Group Research

Historical-Comparative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing the Research Report

Filters