Question 1

Discuss the concepts of control variables and trivariate tables.What are three limitations of trivariate tables?

Accepted Answer

Control variables are factors that are h

Question 2

Calculate the mode for the following six shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11.

Accepted Answer

A) 8 
B) 8.5 
C) 9 
D) 9.5 
E) 10 
A) 8 
B) 8.5 
C) 9 
D) 9.5 
E) 10

Question 3

What does it mean if someone tells you that they calculated a correlation of -0.75?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a strong negative relationship between two ratio or interval level variables. 
B) There is statistical independence between the two variables. 
C) The variables that were used were measured at the nominal level and the relationship between them is strong. 
D) The researcher looked at two ordinal-level variables and found no relationship between them. 
E) The person made an error in calculation: correlations can never be negative numbers. 
A) There is a strong negative relationship between two ratio or interval level variables. 
B) There is statistical independence between the two variables. 
C) The variables that were used were measured at the nominal level and the relationship between them is strong. 
D) The researcher looked at two ordinal-level variables and found no relationship between them. 
E) The person made an error in calculation: correlations can never be negative numbers.

Question 4

Define the following:skewed distribution

Accepted Answer

A skewed distribution refers to a probab

Question 5

Which neighbourhood(s)has a small number of very high income people and a greater proportion of families earning $26,000?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook 
A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook

Question 6

Define the following:descriptive statistics

Accepted Answer

Descriptive statistics is a branch of st

Question 7

In which neighbourhood(s)do half the families have incomes of $28,000 or more?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook 
A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook

Question 8

Define the following:range

Accepted Answer

The term "range" can have different mean

Question 9

Define the following:histogram

Accepted Answer

A histogram is a graphical representatio

Question 10

Why is knowing the variability or dispersion of a variable as important as knowing its central tendency? How is variation measured?

Accepted Answer

Knowing the variability or dispersion of

Question 11

Define the following:Type II error

Accepted Answer

A Type II error, also known as a "false

Question 12

Define the following:contingency cleaning

Accepted Answer

Contingency cleaning refers to the proce

Question 13

Define the following:contingency table

Accepted Answer

A contingency table, also known as a cro

Question 14

Which of the following research topics is an example of multivariate analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) An analysis of the ages of all women who are corporate executives 
B) An analysis of the relationship between age,sex,and type of restaurant frequented in Saskatoon 
C) An analysis of the relationship between undergraduate majors and level of position held in a major corporation 
D) An analysis of the relationship between type of offense and length of prison sentence 
E) The relationship between socio-economic status and annual income 
A) An analysis of the ages of all women who are corporate executives 
B) An analysis of the relationship between age,sex,and type of restaurant frequented in Saskatoon 
C) An analysis of the relationship between undergraduate majors and level of position held in a major corporation 
D) An analysis of the relationship between type of offense and length of prison sentence 
E) The relationship between socio-economic status and annual income

Question 15

Professor Quincy Quacker found a statistically significant relationship between variable X and variable Y.It is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A) There are 95 chances in 100 that the results are true. 
B) There is a 5 percent chance that the results are true. 
C) If 100 samples were drawn,results like these could be obtained by pure random chance 10 percent of the time. 
D) A person could be 95 percent sure that the results of the study were a reflection of the population if random sampling was used. 
E) A and D. 
A) There are 95 chances in 100 that the results are true. 
B) There is a 5 percent chance that the results are true. 
C) If 100 samples were drawn,results like these could be obtained by pure random chance 10 percent of the time. 
D) A person could be 95 percent sure that the results of the study were a reflection of the population if random sampling was used. 
E) A and D.

Question 16

If the true situation in the world is that there is no causal relationship,but a researcher states that there is a causal relationship,what error occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) Type I 
B) Type II 
C) Falsely reject the null hypothesis 
D) Falsely accept the null hypothesis 
E) A and C 
A) Type I 
B) Type II 
C) Falsely reject the null hypothesis 
D) Falsely accept the null hypothesis 
E) A and C

Question 17

Define the following:normal distribution

Accepted Answer

A normal distribution, also known as a G

Question 18

Define the following:correlation

Accepted Answer

Correlation is a statistical measure tha

Question 19

Define the following:mean

Accepted Answer

The term "mean" in mathematics, particul

Question 20

Which neighbourhood(s)has the highest number of families with the lowest incomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook 
A) Glenbrook 
B) Meadowbrook 
C) Elmbrook 
D) Glenbrook and Elmbrook 
E) Meadowbrook and Elmbrook

Discuss the concepts of control variables and trivariate tables.What are three limitations of trivariate tables?

Calculate the mode for the following six shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11.

What does it mean if someone tells you that they calculated a correlation of -0.75?

Define the following:skewed distribution

Which neighbourhood(s)has a small number of very high income people and a greater proportion of families earning $26,000?

Define the following:descriptive statistics

In which neighbourhood(s)do half the families have incomes of $28,000 or more?

Define the following:range

Define the following:histogram

Why is knowing the variability or dispersion of a variable as important as knowing its central tendency? How is variation measured?

Define the following:Type II error

Define the following:contingency cleaning

Define the following:contingency table

Which of the following research topics is an example of multivariate analysis?

Professor Quincy Quacker found a statistically significant relationship between variable X and variable Y.It is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.What does this mean?

If the true situation in the world is that there is no causal relationship,but a researcher states that there is a causal relationship,what error occurs?

Define the following:normal distribution

Define the following:correlation

Define the following:mean

Which neighbourhood(s)has the highest number of families with the lowest incomes?

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Exam 11: Analysis of Quantitative Data

Discuss the concepts of control variables and trivariate tables.What are three limitations of trivariate tables?

Calculate the mode for the following six shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11.

What does it mean if someone tells you that they calculated a correlation of -0.75?

Define the following:skewed distribution

Which neighbourhood(s)has a small number of very high income people and a greater proportion of families earning $26,000?

Define the following:descriptive statistics

In which neighbourhood(s)do half the families have incomes of $28,000 or more?

Define the following:range

Define the following:histogram

Why is knowing the variability or dispersion of a variable as important as knowing its central tendency? How is variation measured?

Define the following:Type II error

Define the following:contingency cleaning

Define the following:contingency table

Which of the following research topics is an example of multivariate analysis?

Professor Quincy Quacker found a statistically significant relationship between variable X and variable Y.It is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.What does this mean?

If the true situation in the world is that there is no causal relationship,but a researcher states that there is a causal relationship,what error occurs?

Define the following:normal distribution

Define the following:correlation

Define the following:mean

Which neighbourhood(s)has the highest number of families with the lowest incomes?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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