Exam 16: Frequency Distribution,hypothesis Testing,and Cross-Tabulation

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The valid percentage column in a frequency distribution represents percentages calculated by excluding the cases with missing values.

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Chi-square analysis should NOT be conducted when the expected or theoretical frequency in any of the cells is less than ________.

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The mean is a good measure of location when the variable is inherently categorical or has otherwise been grouped into categories.

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A statistic that indicates the distribution's dispersion is called ________.

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The most commonly used statistics associated with frequencies are measures of location and measures of variability.

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The mean squared deviation of all the values from the mean is called the ________.

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A statement that some difference or effect is expected is called a null hypothesis.

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The two-tailed test is more powerful than the one-tailed test.

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The value of the test statistic that divides the rejection and nonrejection regions is called the ________.

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The mean is that value obtained by summing all elements in a set and dividing by the number of elements.

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Which of the following is used to estimate the average when the data have been collected using an interval or ratio scale?

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39. The chi-square statistic can be estimated on counts of data or on percentages.

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A mathematical distribution whose objective is to obtain a count of the number of responses associated with different values of one variable as to express these counts in percentage terms is called ________.

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A measure of central tendency given as the value that occurs the most in a sample distribution is called the median.

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Cross-tabulation examines associations between variables,not causation.

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A measure of central tendency,given as the value above which half of the values fall and below which half of the values fall is called the median.

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A test of the null hypothesis where the alternative hypothesis is not expressed directionally is called a ________ test.

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A univariate hypothesis test using the standard normal distribution is called the ________.

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The mode is used to estimate the average when the data have been collected using an interval or ratio scale.

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In a short essay,list and discuss at least three statistics associated with cross-tabulation.

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