Deck 1: Why the Social Researcher Uses Statistics

Question 1

Consider the following hypothesis:
The color of a state affects how it votes. If 'how it votes' is defined as {very liberal, liberal, neutral, conservative, very conservative}, Then the variable is

A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Scale
D )Ratio

Answer 1

Ordinal

Question 2

Statistics may be used for:

A)description.
B)decision making.
C)both of the above
D)none of the above

Answer 2

both of the above

Question 3

Variables measured at the ordinal level do NOT rank or order data.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Our text recommends to round a final answer to ________ more decimal digit(s) than Contained in the original numbers.

A)4
B)3
C)2
D)1

Question 5

Use the information below to answer the following question:
A social work student is interested in studying the relationship between an adult's age and His or her view on national healthcare reform. The student plans to compare adults who Consider themselves Extremely Anti-reform, Anti-reform, Neutral, Pro-reform, and Extremely Pro-reform. The researcher chose to measure age as a number between 18 to 110. What level of Measurement is age for this research question?

A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D )Ratio

Question 6

Social researchers use measurement to:

A)classify or categorize data.
B)rank or order data.
C)assign a score.
D)all of the above

Question 7

Use the information below to answer the following question:
A social work student is interested in studying the relationship between an adult's age and His or her view on national healthcare reform. The student plans to compare adults who Consider themselves Extremely Anti-reform, Anti-reform, Neutral, Pro-reform, and Extremely Pro-reform. The independent variable is:

A)Age
B)View on national healthcare reform
C)State in which the person lives
D)none of the above

Question 8

Consider the following hypothesis:
The color of a state affects how it votes.If 'color of a state' is defined as {red, blue, purple}, then the variable is

A)Nominal
B)Ratio
C)Scale
D)Mathematical

Question 9

In a hypothesis, the presumed effect is called the:

A)dependent variable.
B)independent variable.
C)aggregate.
D)constant.

Question 10

Interval/Ratio measurement is used primarily to:

A)classify or categorize data.
B)assign a score.
C)both of the above
D)none of the above

Question 11

Nominal measurement is used primarily to:

A)classify or categorize data.
B)rank or order data.
C)both of the above
D)none of the above

Question 12

Ordinal measurement is used primarily to:

A)assign a score.
B)rank or order data.
C)both of the above
D)none of the above

Question 13

In a hypothesis, the presumed cause is called the:

A)dependent variable.
B)independent variable.
C)aggregate.
D)constant.

Question 14

What real world factors might preclude taking a complete poll of an entire population or Universe?

A)cost
B)time
C)need for adequate supervision
D)all of the above

Question 15

The stages of research do NOT always include

A)data collection.
B)data analysis.
C)algebra.
D )interpretation of results.

Question 16

A hypothesis is a(n):

A)fundamental unit of scientific observation.
B)statement of the relationship between two or more variables.
C)scientific fact.
D)observable and measurable variable.

Question 17

The dependent variable affects the independent variable.

Question 18

Use the information below to answer the following question:
A social work student is interested in studying the relationship between an adult's age and His or her view on national healthcare reform. The student plans to compare adults who Consider themselves Extremely Anti-reform, Anti-reform, Neutral, Pro-reform, and Extremely Pro-reform.What level of measurement is 'view on national healthcare reform' for this research Question?

A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D )Ratio

Question 19

Use the information below to answer the following question:
A social work student is interested in studying the relationship between an adult's age and His or her view on national healthcare reform. The student plans to compare adults who Consider themselves Extremely Anti-reform, Anti-reform, Neutral, Pro-reform, and Extremely Pro-reform. The dependent variable is:

A)Age
B)View on national healthcare reform
C)Stage in life
D)none of the above

Question 20

It is desirable to test hypotheses about the nature of social reality because everyday Observations are

A)potentionally narrow.
B)based often on biased preconceptions.
C)based often on personal experiences.
D)all of the above

Question 21

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
Someone's comprehension of another language {illiterate, read-only, speak-only, fluent}

Question 22

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
Highest degree earned {less than HS, completed HS, some college, etc}

Question 23

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
Number of children a person has

Question 24

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
Intensity of hair shade {very light, light, medium, dark, very dark}

Question 25

Statistics are often used to make inferences about a population.

Question 26

Statistics are never used to describe.

Question 27

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
An individual's religious affiliation

Question 28

Assuming a family has 2 males and 2 females, list one possible set of names of this nominal
data.

Question 29

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
A person's age in years

Question 30

Variables measured at the interval/ratio level employ constant units of measurement such
as dollars, feet, or minutes.

Question 31

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
Hair color {red, brown, blonde, etc. }

Question 32

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
An individual's racial background

Question 33

Assuming the size of a family of origin is between 2 and 12, list all the possible sizes of the
interval data.

Question 34

The ratio level is the same as the interval level but also presumes the existence of an
absolute or true zero point.

Question 35

Classify the measurement type in the following example as:

A)nominal data
B)ordinal data
C)interval data
D)ratio data
A person's occupation

Question 36

Variables measured at the nominal level name or label data.