Question 1

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  symmetrical 
D)  direction does not exist between these variables 
A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  symmetrical 
D)  direction does not exist between these variables A

Question 2

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between two nominal variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  phi 
B)  lambda 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either a or b 
A)  phi 
B)  lambda 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either a or b D

Question 3

Phi can be used when examining the association between race and political affiliation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In cases involving nominal variables the association cannot have direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  symmetrical 
D)  direction does not exist between these variables 
A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  symmetrical 
D)  direction does not exist between these variables

Question 6

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-What is the appropriate measure of association for the above variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  phi 
B)  gamma 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either b or c 
A)  phi 
B)  gamma 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either b or c

Question 7

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-Based on the value of lambda found in question 15, what is the strength of the association between ethnicity and religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  weak 
B)  moderate 
C)  strong 
D)  the measure does not reflect strength 
A)  weak 
B)  moderate 
C)  strong 
D)  the measure does not reflect strength

Question 8

Suppose you find a chi-square of .91 from a table with 677 cases. Assume the information was from a 2X2 table. What is the value of phi?

Accepted Answer

A)  .04 
B)  .08 
C)  .45 
D)  .91 
A)  .04 
B)  .08 
C)  .45 
D)  .91

Question 9

Based on the value of phi found in question 9, what is the direction of the association?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  symmetrical 
D)  the measure does not reflect direction 
A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  symmetrical 
D)  the measure does not reflect direction

Question 10

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between class status and highest degree obtained?

Accepted Answer

A)  phi 
B)  lambda 
C)  gamma 
D)  either a or b 
A)  phi 
B)  lambda 
C)  gamma 
D)  either a or b

Question 11

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-What is the value of Somer's d?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.92 
B)  -.40 
C)  .40 
D)  .80 
A)  -.92 
B)  -.40 
C)  .40 
D)  .80

Question 12

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between race and political affiliation?

Accepted Answer

A)  phi 
B)  lambda 
C)  gamma 
D)  either a or b 
A)  phi 
B)  lambda 
C)  gamma 
D)  either a or b

Question 13

Suppose you find a chi-square of .91 from a table with 677 cases. Assume the information was from a 3X3 table. What is the value of the contingency coefficient?

Accepted Answer

A)  .04 
B)  .08 
C)  .45 
D)  .91 
A)  .04 
B)  .08 
C)  .45 
D)  .91

Question 14

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between two ordinal variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  phi 
B)  gamma 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either b or c 
A)  phi 
B)  gamma 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either b or c

Question 15

Define PRE. What role does it play in statistics? How is it important?

Accepted Answer

PRE stands for Proportionate Reduction o

Question 16

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between highest degree obtained and happiness of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  phi 
B)  gamma 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either b or c 
A)  phi 
B)  gamma 
C)  Somer's d 
D)  either b or c

Question 17

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-Calculate Somer's d.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the table below to answer questions...

Question 18

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-What, if any, association appears to exist in the data?

Accepted Answer

There does not appear to be an

Question 19

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-What, if any, association appears to exist in the data? What is the direction of this relationship?

Accepted Answer

There appears to be a positive

Question 20

Use the table below to answer questions :
  
-Calculate phi.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the table below to answer questions...

Use the table below to answer questions : -Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between two nominal variables?

Phi can be used when examining the association between race and political affiliation.

In cases involving nominal variables the association cannot have direction.

Use the table below to answer questions : -Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?

Use the table below to answer questions : -What is the appropriate measure of association for the above variables?

Use the table below to answer questions : -Based on the value of lambda found in question 15, what is the strength of the association between ethnicity and religion?

Suppose you find a chi-square of .91 from a table with 677 cases. Assume the information was from a 2X2 table. What is the value of phi?

Based on the value of phi found in question 9, what is the direction of the association?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between class status and highest degree obtained?

Use the table below to answer questions : -What is the value of Somer's d?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between race and political affiliation?

Suppose you find a chi-square of .91 from a table with 677 cases. Assume the information was from a 3X3 table. What is the value of the contingency coefficient?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between two ordinal variables?

Define PRE. What role does it play in statistics? How is it important?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between highest degree obtained and happiness of marriage?

Use the table below to answer questions : -Calculate Somer's d.

Use the table below to answer questions : -What, if any, association appears to exist in the data?

Use the table below to answer questions : -What, if any, association appears to exist in the data? What is the direction of this relationship?

Use the table below to answer questions : -Calculate phi.

Concepts, Variables, and Measurement

Frequency Tables

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Probability and the Normal Curve

Probabilityfrom Samples to Statistics

Cross-Tabulation Tables and Chi-Square

Analysis of Variance

Correlation and Regression

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Exam 8: Measures of Association for Categorical Variables

Use the table below to answer questions : -Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between two nominal variables?

Phi can be used when examining the association between race and political affiliation.

In cases involving nominal variables the association cannot have direction.

Use the table below to answer questions : -Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?

Use the table below to answer questions : -What is the appropriate measure of association for the above variables?

Use the table below to answer questions : -Based on the value of lambda found in question 15, what is the strength of the association between ethnicity and religion?

Suppose you find a chi-square of .91 from a table with 677 cases. Assume the information was from a 2X2 table. What is the value of phi?

Based on the value of phi found in question 9, what is the direction of the association?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between class status and highest degree obtained?

Use the table below to answer questions : -What is the value of Somer's d?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between race and political affiliation?

Suppose you find a chi-square of .91 from a table with 677 cases. Assume the information was from a 3X3 table. What is the value of the contingency coefficient?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between two ordinal variables?

Define PRE. What role does it play in statistics? How is it important?

What measure of association should be used when examining the association between highest degree obtained and happiness of marriage?

Use the table below to answer questions : -Calculate Somer's d.

Use the table below to answer questions : -What, if any, association appears to exist in the data?

Use the table below to answer questions : -What, if any, association appears to exist in the data? What is the direction of this relationship?

Use the table below to answer questions : -Calculate phi.

Concepts, Variables, and Measurement

Frequency Tables

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Probability and the Normal Curve

Probabilityfrom Samples to Statistics

Cross-Tabulation Tables and Chi-Square

Analysis of Variance

Correlation and Regression

Filters