Deck 18: Some Other Importantstatistical Procedures You Should Know About

Question 1

Which method is used to present the results in a graphical representation of the relationships among the different factors under consideration?

A)path analysis
B)SEM
C)factor analysis
D)eta analysis

Answer 1

SEM

Question 2

It is hard to determine clearly the effect of the treatment variable on any one outcome since the outcome variables are usually related to one another.Which test is most appropriate to use in this situation?

A)ANCOVA
B)path analysis
C)MANOVA
D)ANOVA

Answer 2

MANOVA

Question 3

Which of the following statistical techniques is used to examine correlations but postulates a theorized direction,or causality,in the relationship between factors?

A)path analysis
B)factor analysis
C)multivariate analysis
D)analysis of covariance

Answer 3

path analysis

Question 4

What method was used to investigate the research question of what sets of variables discriminate between two sets of individuals?

A)analysis of variance
B)analysis of covariance
C)multiple regression
D)discriminant analysis

Question 5

What test is used to examine the impact of personality type on participants' interest in high-adrenaline sports,as well as interpretive dancing?

A)ANCOVA
B)path analysis
C)MANOVA
D)ANOVA

Question 6

MANOVA is most appropriate to use when you have ______.

A)one dependent variable
B)two independent variables and one dependent variable
C)two or more dependent variables
D)more than three independent variables

Question 7

In what type of ANOVA is there one factor on which participants are tested more than once?

A)analysis of covariance
B)repeated measures
C)multivariate analysis
D)path analysis

Question 8

What is used as an umbrella term for techniques such as regression,path analysis,and factor analysis?

A)MANOVA
B)SEM
C)ANOVA
D)EFA

Question 9

Which of the following techniques is used when the goal is to represent those constructs that are related to one another by a more general name?

A)path analysis
B)ANOVA
C)factor analysis
D)multiple regression

Question 10

The procedure that allows a researcher to explore how items on a particular measure cluster together is ______.

A)factor analysis
B)MANOVA
C)correlation
D)path analysis

Question 11

Which of the following advanced procedures uses more than one dependent variable?

A)ANOVA
B)ANCOVA
C)MANOVA
D)repeated-measures ANOVA

Question 12

Which of the following procedures is used to examine within-groups change over time?

A)ANOVA
B)ANCOVA
C)MANOVA
D)repeated-measures ANOVA

Question 13

What method was used in generating this result: Mothers' literacy activities and mothers' level of education contributed significantly to children's language skills,whereas mothers' age and shared reading did not.

A)analysis of variance
B)analysis of covariance
C)multiple regression
D)logistic regression

Question 14

What statistical procedure is used to examine the direction of a relationship between two variables such that they posit that one variable causes the other?

A)correlation
B)ANOVA
C)MANOVA
D)path analysis

Question 15

Researchers collected data on many variables and then looked at the relationships among them.Those measures that seemed to contain items that were related were deemed ______.

A)paths
B)beta weights
C)repeated measures
D)factors

Question 16

In data analysis,researchers often use a technique based on how well various items are related to one another and form clusters.What technique is this?

A)path analysis
B)logistic regression
C)factor analysis
D)meta-analysis

Question 17

When researchers combine data from several studies to examine patterns and trends,what analysis is being used?

A)path analysis
B)multiple regression
C)factor analysis
D)meta-analysis

Question 18

Which of the following statistical techniques uses values of more than one variable to predict the value of another variable?

A)ANOVA
B)EFA
C)MANOVA
D)multiple regression

Question 19

The goal in ______ analysis is to represent those things that are related to one another by a more general name.

A)path
B)logistic
C)factor
D)meta

Question 20

What procedure is used to equalize initial differences between two groups before examining group differences?

A)ANOVA
B)ANCOVA
C)MANOVA
D)repeated-measures ANOVA

Question 21

Multivariate analysis of variance is also known as ______.

A)path analysis
B)ANOVA
C)MANOVA
D)factor analysis

Question 22

The method which simplifies or reduces data is a procedure sometimes referred to as ______.

A)correlation
B)factor analysis
C)path analysis
D)MANOVA

Question 23

What statistical technique allows you to equalize initial differences between groups on a related variable that you wish to control for?

A)ANCOVA
B)EFA
C)linear regression
D)multiple regression

Question 24

Structural equation modeling is a relatively new technique that has become increasingly popular since it was introduced in what time period?

A)early 1960s
B)late 1970s
C)early 1980s
D)mid 1990s

Question 25

Analysis of variance is known as ______.

A)path analysis
B)ANOVA
C)MANOVA
D)factor analysis

Question 26

MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance)is used when you want to include more than one dependent variable in an analysis.

Question 27

Which analysis examines correlations and allows researchers to suggest direction?

A)path analysis
B)meta-analysis
C)factor analysis
D)multiple regression

Question 28

What is the statistical technique used to discover a particular relationship requiring less model building beforehand?

A)exploratory technique
B)confirmatory technique
C)qualitative technique
D)quantitative technique

Question 29

Repeated-measures analysis of variance is used when there is one factor on which participants are tested more than once.

Question 30

Which method is used to investigate how closely related a set of items are and how they might form clusters?

A)path analysis
B)meta-analysis
C)factor analysis
D)repeated measures

Question 31

The predicting variables in the regression analysis are also known as ______.

A)dependent variables
B)independent variables
C)mediating variables
D)intervening variables

Question 32

MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance)can be preferred when the independent variables are related to one another.

Question 33

Which analysis method is considered confirmatory,as opposed to exploratory?

A)regression analysis
B)SEM
C)factor analysis
D)meta-analysis

Question 34

What statistical tool can help clarify the meaning of the outcomes of numerous studies on gender differences?

A)path analysis
B)meta-analysis
C)factor analysis
D)regression analysis

Question 35

Which the following method studies causality between variables?

A)path analysis
B)meta-analysis
C)factor analysis
D)multiple regression

Question 36

Path analysis examines correlations but allows researchers to suggest direction,or ______,in the relationship between factors.

A)correlation
B)relationship
C)causality
D)evaluation

Question 37

Structural equation modeling is ______.

A)exploratory
B)confirmatory
C)descriptive
D)evaluative

Question 38

The outcome variable in the regression analysis is the ______.

A)dependent variable
B)independent variable
C)mediating variable
D)intervening variable

Question 39

Analysis of variance is used when you want to control for the effect of one or more continuous variables.

Question 40

Factor analysis is sometimes used since ______ can better represent outcomes than individual variables.

A)paths
B)meta data
C)factors
D)repeated measures

Question 41

Give an example of a research situation where MANOVA would be the most appropriate statistical technique.

Question 42

Give an example of a research situation where ANCOVA would be the most appropriate statistical technique.

Question 43

Give an example of a research situation where multiple regression would be the most appropriate statistical technique.

Question 44

Multiple regression is a type of linear regression that includes more than one independent variable.

Question 45

Give an example of a research situation where repeated-measures ANOVA would be the most appropriate statistical technique.

Question 46

Give an example of a research situation where factor analysis would be the most appropriate statistical technique.