Question 1

Which of the following characterizes demographic variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are optimal for qualitative and quantitative studies. 
B)  They are utilized for qualitative research purposes. 
C)  They emphasize typical people/places of a given culture. 
D)  They must have a numerical value for statistical analysis. 
A)  They are optimal for qualitative and quantitative studies. 
B)  They are utilized for qualitative research purposes. 
C)  They emphasize typical people/places of a given culture. 
D)  They must have a numerical value for statistical analysis.

Question 2

There are two procedures that can be used to facilitate the coding of responses in quantitative data analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

SPSS is the only program used to analyze statistical data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The term statistics has multiple meanings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe what it means that statistical procedures can "summarize data and reveal what is typical and atypical within a group".

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include: Research o

Question 6

Inferential statistics deal with collecting and analyzing information from samples to draw conclusions, or inferences, about the larger population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a software used for data analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  SBSTAT 
B)  SPRR 
C)  Macrotab 
D)  SPSS 
A)  SBSTAT 
B)  SPRR 
C)  Macrotab 
D)  SPSS

Question 8

Which of the following describes measures of relative standing?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are descriptive statistics. 
B)  They compare the performance of an individual on one or more measures or tests with the entire population of individuals who took the same test. 
C)  They indicate where a given score falls in a distribution in relation to all other scores in all distributions. 
D)  They are referred to as norm-controlled scores. 
A)  They are descriptive statistics. 
B)  They compare the performance of an individual on one or more measures or tests with the entire population of individuals who took the same test. 
C)  They indicate where a given score falls in a distribution in relation to all other scores in all distributions. 
D)  They are referred to as norm-controlled scores.

Question 9

______ is used to determine the degree of correlation between an interval or ratio dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stratified sampling 
B)  Multiple regression 
C)  Correlation coefficient 
D)  ANOVA test 
A)  Stratified sampling 
B)  Multiple regression 
C)  Correlation coefficient 
D)  ANOVA test

Question 10

Parameter indices are usually symbolized by ______, while their sample counterparts are usually symbolized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin letters; Greek letters 
B)  Greek letters; Latin letters 
C)  Greek letters; English or Roman letters 
D)  English or Roman letters; Greek letters 
A)  Latin letters; Greek letters 
B)  Greek letters; Latin letters 
C)  Greek letters; English or Roman letters 
D)  English or Roman letters; Greek letters

Question 11

A tabulation of the number of times each value of a variable occurs ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is more practical but less relevant 
B)  only exists in quantitative research 
C)  is a frequency distribution 
D)  is a standard deviation 
A)  is more practical but less relevant 
B)  only exists in quantitative research 
C)  is a frequency distribution 
D)  is a standard deviation

Question 12

The word data is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  always singular 
B)  always plural 
C)  often singular 
D)  often plural 
A)  always singular 
B)  always plural 
C)  often singular 
D)  often plural

Question 13

Which of the following is true of correlation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It implies a negative relationship. 
B)  It implies causation. 
C)  It does not imply causation. 
D)  It disproves causation 
A)  It implies a negative relationship. 
B)  It implies causation. 
C)  It does not imply causation. 
D)  It disproves causation

Question 14

Which of the following describes standard deviation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the most frequently used measure of variability. 
B)  It is the most frequently used measure of reliability. 
C)  It is not used with interval and ratio data. 
D)  It is the average distance of scores from the median. 
A)  It is the most frequently used measure of variability. 
B)  It is the most frequently used measure of reliability. 
C)  It is not used with interval and ratio data. 
D)  It is the average distance of scores from the median.

Question 15

Which of the following does not describe the chi-square test of independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  appropriately used with only interval and ratio data 
B)  appropriately used with nominal and categorical data 
C)  tests the significance of a relationship between two categorical variables 
D)  appropriately used in qualitative research 
A)  appropriately used with only interval and ratio data 
B)  appropriately used with nominal and categorical data 
C)  tests the significance of a relationship between two categorical variables 
D)  appropriately used in qualitative research

Question 16

A T-score ______ values.

Accepted Answer

A)  does not contain any negative 
B)  always contains negative 
C)  decreases 
D)  increases 
A)  does not contain any negative 
B)  always contains negative 
C)  decreases 
D)  increases

Question 17

There are ______ types of correlation coefficients.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  numerous 
A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  numerous

Question 18

Explain how to calculate a mean score.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include: The mean i

Question 19

Visual depictions constitute one category of techniques for describing data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One purpose behind statistical procedures is to summarize data and reveal what is typical and atypical within a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following characterizes demographic variables?

There are two procedures that can be used to facilitate the coding of responses in quantitative data analysis.

SPSS is the only program used to analyze statistical data.

The term statistics has multiple meanings.

Describe what it means that statistical procedures can "summarize data and reveal what is typical and atypical within a group".

Inferential statistics deal with collecting and analyzing information from samples to draw conclusions, or inferences, about the larger population.

Which of the following is a software used for data analysis?

Which of the following describes measures of relative standing?

______ is used to determine the degree of correlation between an interval or ratio dependent variable.

Parameter indices are usually symbolized by , while their sample counterparts are usually symbolized by .

A tabulation of the number of times each value of a variable occurs ______.

The word data is ______.

Which of the following is true of correlation?

Which of the following describes standard deviation?

Which of the following does not describe the chi-square test of independence?

A T-score ______ values.

There are ______ types of correlation coefficients.

Explain how to calculate a mean score.

Visual depictions constitute one category of techniques for describing data.

One purpose behind statistical procedures is to summarize data and reveal what is typical and atypical within a group.

What Is Educational Research

Overview of the Educational Research Process

Identifying a Research Problem

Ethics in Educational Research

Reviewing Related Research Literature

Qualitative Research Methods

Quantitative Research Methods

Mixed-Methods Research

Action Research

Writing a Research Proposal

Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Quantitative Data Collection

Writing a Final Research Report

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Exam 13: Quantitative Data Analysis

Which of the following characterizes demographic variables?

There are two procedures that can be used to facilitate the coding of responses in quantitative data analysis.

SPSS is the only program used to analyze statistical data.

The term statistics has multiple meanings.

Describe what it means that statistical procedures can "summarize data and reveal what is typical and atypical within a group".

Inferential statistics deal with collecting and analyzing information from samples to draw conclusions, or inferences, about the larger population.

Which of the following is a software used for data analysis?

Which of the following describes measures of relative standing?

______ is used to determine the degree of correlation between an interval or ratio dependent variable.

Parameter indices are usually symbolized by ______, while their sample counterparts are usually symbolized by ______.

A tabulation of the number of times each value of a variable occurs ______.

The word data is ______.

Which of the following is true of correlation?

Which of the following describes standard deviation?

Which of the following does not describe the chi-square test of independence?

A T-score ______ values.

There are ______ types of correlation coefficients.

Explain how to calculate a mean score.

Visual depictions constitute one category of techniques for describing data.

One purpose behind statistical procedures is to summarize data and reveal what is typical and atypical within a group.

What Is Educational Research

Overview of the Educational Research Process

Identifying a Research Problem

Ethics in Educational Research

Reviewing Related Research Literature

Qualitative Research Methods

Quantitative Research Methods

Mixed-Methods Research

Action Research

Writing a Research Proposal

Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Quantitative Data Collection

Writing a Final Research Report

Filters

Parameter indices are usually symbolized by , while their sample counterparts are usually symbolized by .