Deck 7: Mean and Standard Deviation: Two or More Groups, One Scale Variable

Question 1

The standard deviation is:

A) A measure of variation that describes the center of a data set.
B) The number of score points out from the mean of a normal distribution that includes 34% of the cases.
C) The number of score points out from the mean of a normal distribution that includes 13.6% of the cases.
D) A measure of central tendency that describes the range of a data set.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The name of the tool in SPSS Statistics that compares means and standard deviations among groups is:

A) Compare Means…
B) Descriptives…
C) Means…
D) Standard deviations…

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Assigning numerical codes to identify groups occurs in which column in the "Variable View"?

A) Label
B) Name
C) Values
D) Variable

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The following variable defines groups:

A) Outcome
B) Dependent
C) Response
D) Independent

Question 5

The following variable defines participant changes:

A) Input
B) Dependent
C) Stimulus
D) Independent

Question 6

In the Value Labels dialog box, click "OK" to add a value label.

Question 7

The Means dialog box requires a Dependent variable and an Independent Variable to calculate means.

Question 8

The SPSS Statistics Report output is appropriate for use in publications.

Question 9

In the "Data View," each column is a new variable.

Question 10

To assign descriptive labels to numerical data, SPSS Statistics requires data values to be coded.