Question 1

A frequency distribution in which low scores are most frequent (i.e. bars on the graph are highest on the left hand side) is said to be:

Accepted Answer

A) Positively skewed 
B) Leptokurtic 
C) Platykurtic 
D) Negatively skewed 
A) Positively skewed 
B) Leptokurtic 
C) Platykurtic 
D) Negatively skewed

Question 2

The purpose of a control condition is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Rule out a tertium quid. 
B) Allow inferences about cause. 
C) Control for participant characteristics. 
D) Show up relationships between predictor variables. 
A) Rule out a tertium quid. 
B) Allow inferences about cause. 
C) Control for participant characteristics. 
D) Show up relationships between predictor variables.

Question 3

If the scores on a test have a mean of 26 and a standard deviation of 4, what is the z-score for a score of 18?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) -1.41 
C) -2 
D) 11 
A) 2 
B) -1.41 
C) -2 
D) 11

Question 4

Which of the following is designed to compensate for practice effects?

Accepted Answer

A) Giving participants a break between tasks 
B) A control condition 
C) Counterbalancing 
D) A repeated measured design 
A) Giving participants a break between tasks 
B) A control condition 
C) Counterbalancing 
D) A repeated measured design

Question 5

What is a scientific journal?

Accepted Answer

A) A collection of articles written by scientists that have been peer reviewed. 
B) A notebook kept by scientists containing important details of all their own experimental research for future reference. 
C) A collection of articles written by scientists that have not yet been reviewed by other scientists in the field. 
D) A piece of scientific research that has not yet been published. 
A) A collection of articles written by scientists that have been peer reviewed. 
B) A notebook kept by scientists containing important details of all their own experimental research for future reference. 
C) A collection of articles written by scientists that have not yet been reviewed by other scientists in the field. 
D) A piece of scientific research that has not yet been published.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes a confounding variable?

Accepted Answer

A) A variable that affects the outcome being measured as well as, or instead of, the independent variable. 
B) A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter. 
C) A variable that has been measured using an unreliable scale. 
D) A variable that is made up only of categories. 
A) A variable that affects the outcome being measured as well as, or instead of, the independent variable. 
B) A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter. 
C) A variable that has been measured using an unreliable scale. 
D) A variable that is made up only of categories.

A frequency distribution in which low scores are most frequent (i.e. bars on the graph are highest on the left hand side) is said to be:

The purpose of a control condition is to:

If the scores on a test have a mean of 26 and a standard deviation of 4, what is the z-score for a score of 18?

Which of the following is designed to compensate for practice effects?

What is a scientific journal?

Which of the following best describes a confounding variable?

The Spine of Statistics

The Phoenix of Statistics

The IBM Spss Statistics Environment

Exploring Data With Graphs

The Beast of Bias

Non-Parametric Models

Correlation

Regression

Comparing Two Means

Moderation, Mediation and More Regression

GlM 1: Comparing Several Independent Means

GlM 2: Comparing Means Adjusted for Other Predictors Analysis of Covariance

GlM 3: Factorial Designs

GlM 4: Repeated-Measures Designs

GlM 5: Mixed Designs

Multivariate Analysis of Variance Manova

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Categorical Outcomes: Chi-Square and Loglinear Analysis

Categorical Outcomes: Logistic Regression

Multilevel Linear Models

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Exam 1: Why Is My Evil Lecturer Forcing Me to Learn Statistics

A frequency distribution in which low scores are most frequent (i.e. bars on the graph are highest on the left hand side) is said to be:

The purpose of a control condition is to:

If the scores on a test have a mean of 26 and a standard deviation of 4, what is the z-score for a score of 18?

Which of the following is designed to compensate for practice effects?

What is a scientific journal?

Which of the following best describes a confounding variable?

The Spine of Statistics

The Phoenix of Statistics

The IBM Spss Statistics Environment

Exploring Data With Graphs

The Beast of Bias

Non-Parametric Models

Correlation

Regression

Comparing Two Means

Moderation, Mediation and More Regression

GlM 1: Comparing Several Independent Means

GlM 2: Comparing Means Adjusted for Other Predictors Analysis of Covariance

GlM 3: Factorial Designs

GlM 4: Repeated-Measures Designs

GlM 5: Mixed Designs

Multivariate Analysis of Variance Manova

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Categorical Outcomes: Chi-Square and Loglinear Analysis

Categorical Outcomes: Logistic Regression

Multilevel Linear Models

Filters