Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good theory?

Accepted Answer

A) provable 
B) testable hypotheses 
C) provocative 
D) grandness 
E) all of the above 
A) provable 
B) testable hypotheses 
C) provocative 
D) grandness 
E) all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following orders is the correct one for the level of scientific scrutiny of a research study (from highest to lowest scrutiny)?

Accepted Answer

A) journal article, convention paper, book 
B) book, convention paper, journal article 
C) convention paper, book, journal article 
D) newspaper, convention paper, book 
E) none has the correct order 
A) journal article, convention paper, book 
B) book, convention paper, journal article 
C) convention paper, book, journal article 
D) newspaper, convention paper, book 
E) none has the correct order

Question 3

Which of the following is the most important and powerful form of scientific control in an experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) the design of the experiment 
B) the statistical analyses 
C) a correlational design 
D) a large sample 
A) the design of the experiment 
B) the statistical analyses 
C) a correlational design 
D) a large sample

Question 4

After a normative study of blood pressure in people older than age 50, the researchers realized that they did not record the people's ages.The lack of knowledge about their ages is considered a potential

Accepted Answer

A) confounding variable 
B) dependent variable 
C) independent variable 
D) response variable 
E) diagnostic variable 
A) confounding variable 
B) dependent variable 
C) independent variable 
D) response variable 
E) diagnostic variable

Question 5

For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, the value of F1F1F1S1?F1F1F10x2 would be equal to

Accepted Answer

A) 38 
B) 100 
C) 10 
A) 38 
B) 100 
C) 10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good theory?

Which of the following orders is the correct one for the level of scientific scrutiny of a research study (from highest to lowest scrutiny)?

Which of the following is the most important and powerful form of scientific control in an experiment?

After a normative study of blood pressure in people older than age 50, the researchers realized that they did not record the people's ages.The lack of knowledge about their ages is considered a potential

For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, the value of ?x² would be equal to

Descriptive Statistics: Understanding Distributions of Numbers

Statistical Parameters: Measures of Central Tendency and Variation

Standard Scores, the Z Distribution, and Hypothesis Testing

Inferential Statistics: The Controlled Experiment, Hypothesis Testing, and the Z Distribution

An Introduction to Correlation and Regression

The T Test for Independent Groups

The T Test for Dependent Groups

Analysis of Variance Anova: One-Factor Completely Randomized Design

After a Significant Analysis of Variance: Multiple Comparison Tests

Analysis of Variance Anova: One-Factor Repeated-Measures Design

Analysis of Variance: Two-Factor Completely Randomized Design

Post Hoc Analysis of Factorial Anova

Factorial Anova: Additional Designs

Nonparametric Statistics: The Chi-Square Test

Other Statistical Parameters and Tests

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Exam 1: A Gentle Introduction

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good theory?

Which of the following orders is the correct one for the level of scientific scrutiny of a research study (from highest to lowest scrutiny)?

Which of the following is the most important and powerful form of scientific control in an experiment?

After a normative study of blood pressure in people older than age 50, the researchers realized that they did not record the people's ages.The lack of knowledge about their ages is considered a potential

For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, the value of ?x2 would be equal to

Descriptive Statistics: Understanding Distributions of Numbers

Statistical Parameters: Measures of Central Tendency and Variation

Standard Scores, the Z Distribution, and Hypothesis Testing

Inferential Statistics: The Controlled Experiment, Hypothesis Testing, and the Z Distribution

An Introduction to Correlation and Regression

The T Test for Independent Groups

The T Test for Dependent Groups

Analysis of Variance Anova: One-Factor Completely Randomized Design

After a Significant Analysis of Variance: Multiple Comparison Tests

Analysis of Variance Anova: One-Factor Repeated-Measures Design

Analysis of Variance: Two-Factor Completely Randomized Design

Post Hoc Analysis of Factorial Anova

Factorial Anova: Additional Designs

Nonparametric Statistics: The Chi-Square Test

Other Statistical Parameters and Tests

Filters

For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, the value of ?x² would be equal to