Question 1

With the _____ method,missing values are estimated using all cases that had data for each variable in the analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  pair-wise deletion 
B)  replacement 
C)  listwise deletion 
D)  minimized deletion 
E)  case-specific deletion 
A)  pair-wise deletion 
B)  replacement 
C)  listwise deletion 
D)  minimized deletion 
E)  case-specific deletion

Question 2

Which of the following code descriptions is most appropriate for the employment status question?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 = not employed, 2 = employed part-time, 3 = employed full-time, 4 = full-time student, 5 = other, 9 = missing 
B)  1 = checked, 0 = not checked 
C)  1 = not employed, full-time student, 2 = employed full-time, 3 = employed part-time, full-time student, 4 = not employed, other, 5 = other 
D)  All of the above are correct 
E)  None of the above are correct 
A)  1 = not employed, 2 = employed part-time, 3 = employed full-time, 4 = full-time student, 5 = other, 9 = missing 
B)  1 = checked, 0 = not checked 
C)  1 = not employed, full-time student, 2 = employed full-time, 3 = employed part-time, full-time student, 4 = not employed, other, 5 = other 
D)  All of the above are correct 
E)  None of the above are correct

Question 3

Which term below refers to an ordered array of all values for a variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Correlation table 
B)  Frequency distribution 
C)  Frequency table 
D)  Scatter diagram 
E)  Histogram 
A)  Correlation table 
B)  Frequency distribution 
C)  Frequency table 
D)  Scatter diagram 
E)  Histogram

Question 4

Why might a data set suffer from missing data? Explain the techniques researchers may use to handle missing data during data analysis.

Accepted Answer

Missing data are information from a part

Question 5

In a content analysis of the PLAVIX advertisement,the words "adding" or "added" are used four times and the phrase "heart attack" is used five times.These are _____ units in our analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  syntactical 
B)  referential 
C)  propositional 
D)  thematic 
E)  semiotic 
A)  syntactical 
B)  referential 
C)  propositional 
D)  thematic 
E)  semiotic

Question 6

Which term below refers to an analytical process for measuring the semantic content of a communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  ANOVA 
B)  Regression 
C)  Content analysis 
D)  Factor analysis 
E)  Reliability analysis 
A)  ANOVA 
B)  Regression 
C)  Content analysis 
D)  Factor analysis 
E)  Reliability analysis

Question 7

Which of the following groups of words indicates a series of words for which stemming would be used in the analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  be, is, of, the 
B)  pretty, beautiful, attractive 
C)  search, searching, searches, searched 
D)  going, walking, running, flying 
E)  all of the above 
A)  be, is, of, the 
B)  pretty, beautiful, attractive 
C)  search, searching, searches, searched 
D)  going, walking, running, flying 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

Which missing data technique is most appropriate when missing data are considered MCAR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pair-wise deletion 
B)  Replacement 
C)  Listwise deletion 
D)  Minimized deletion 
E)  Weighting 
A)  Pair-wise deletion 
B)  Replacement 
C)  Listwise deletion 
D)  Minimized deletion 
E)  Weighting

Question 9

The difference between the smallest and the largest values in a distribution is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mean 
B)  median 
C)  mode 
D)  range 
E)  deviation 
A)  mean 
B)  median 
C)  mode 
D)  range 
E)  deviation

Question 10

In the example,which of the following characteristics of coding rules did the researcher fail to address adequately?

Accepted Answer

A)  Appropriate categories 
B)  Exhaustive options 
C)  Mutual exclusivity 
D)  Single dimension 
E)  Closed-ended 
A)  Appropriate categories 
B)  Exhaustive options 
C)  Mutual exclusivity 
D)  Single dimension 
E)  Closed-ended

Question 11

Which type of variable is coded using a 0 for one response and a 1 for the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonmetric 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Interval 
D)  Dummy 
E)  Ratio 
A)  Nonmetric 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Interval 
D)  Dummy 
E)  Ratio

Question 12

_____ is a measure of the relative peakedness or flatness of the curve defined by the frequency distribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kurtosis 
B)  Deviation 
C)  Point estimate 
D)  Standard error 
E)  Z score 
A)  Kurtosis 
B)  Deviation 
C)  Point estimate 
D)  Standard error 
E)  Z score

Question 13

What type of data results from the vacation question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dichotomous 
B)  Nominal 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Ratio 
E)  Both a and b 
A)  Dichotomous 
B)  Nominal 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Ratio 
E)  Both a and b

With the _____ method,missing values are estimated using all cases that had data for each variable in the analysis.

Which of the following code descriptions is most appropriate for the employment status question?

Which term below refers to an ordered array of all values for a variable?

Why might a data set suffer from missing data? Explain the techniques researchers may use to handle missing data during data analysis.

In a content analysis of the PLAVIX advertisement,the words "adding" or "added" are used four times and the phrase "heart attack" is used five times.These are _____ units in our analysis.

Which term below refers to an analytical process for measuring the semantic content of a communication?

Which of the following groups of words indicates a series of words for which stemming would be used in the analysis?

Which missing data technique is most appropriate when missing data are considered MCAR?

The difference between the smallest and the largest values in a distribution is the _____.

In the example,which of the following characteristics of coding rules did the researcher fail to address adequately?

Which type of variable is coded using a 0 for one response and a 1 for the other?

_____ is a measure of the relative peakedness or flatness of the curve defined by the frequency distribution.

What type of data results from the vacation question?

Research in Business

Ethics in Business Research

Thinking Like a Researcher

The Research Process: an Overview

Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration

Research Design: An Overview

Qualitative Research

Observation Studies

Experiments

Surveys

Measurement

Measurement Scales

Questionnaires and Instruments

Sampling

Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data

Hypothesis Testing

Measures of Association

Multivariate Analysis: An Overview

Presenting Insights and Findings: Written Reports

Presenting Insights and Findings: Oral Presentations

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Exam 15: Data Preparation and Description

With the _____ method,missing values are estimated using all cases that had data for each variable in the analysis.

Which of the following code descriptions is most appropriate for the employment status question?

Which term below refers to an ordered array of all values for a variable?

Why might a data set suffer from missing data? Explain the techniques researchers may use to handle missing data during data analysis.

In a content analysis of the PLAVIX advertisement,the words "adding" or "added" are used four times and the phrase "heart attack" is used five times.These are _____ units in our analysis.

Which term below refers to an analytical process for measuring the semantic content of a communication?

Which of the following groups of words indicates a series of words for which stemming would be used in the analysis?

Which missing data technique is most appropriate when missing data are considered MCAR?

The difference between the smallest and the largest values in a distribution is the _____.

In the example,which of the following characteristics of coding rules did the researcher fail to address adequately?

Which type of variable is coded using a 0 for one response and a 1 for the other?

_____ is a measure of the relative peakedness or flatness of the curve defined by the frequency distribution.

What type of data results from the vacation question?

Research in Business

Ethics in Business Research

Thinking Like a Researcher

The Research Process: an Overview

Clarifying the Research Question Through Secondary Data and Exploration

Research Design: An Overview

Qualitative Research

Observation Studies

Experiments

Surveys

Measurement

Measurement Scales

Questionnaires and Instruments

Sampling

Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data

Hypothesis Testing

Measures of Association

Multivariate Analysis: An Overview

Presenting Insights and Findings: Written Reports

Presenting Insights and Findings: Oral Presentations

Filters