Question 1

For the questions below, use the following: A researcher used a one-group, repeated-measure design, and established the following data: Scores Ranked by Rows $$\begin{array}{c}
\text { Scores Ranked by Rows }\
\begin{array} { c c c c } 
\text { Subject \# } & \text { Measure 1 } & \text { Measure 2 } & \text { Measure 3 } \
1 & 1 & 2 & 3 \
2 & 1 & 2 & 3 \
3 & 2 & 1 & 3 \
4 & 2 & 1 & 3 \
5 & 3 & 2 & 1 \
6 & 1 & 2 & 3 \
7 & 1 & 2 & 3 \
8 & 3 & 1 & 2 \
9 & 1 & 2 & 3 \
10 & 2 & 3 & 1
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
-Indicate the tabled value at the .01 level.

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Question 2

Ordinal data may always be converted into interval data.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Of the following, which does not belong with the others?

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A)  U test 
B)  H test 
C)  Pearson r 
D)  T test

Question 4

If ordinal data were obtained from a three-group, matched-subjects design, then the appropriate test would be the

Accepted Answer

A)  T 
B)  H 
C)  U 
D)  Friedman ANOVA by ranks

Question 5

Since it has so few assumptions, chi square may always be used on ordinal data.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Regardless of the scale of measurement, the researcher analyzing data from a three-group, between-subjects design, must use the

Accepted Answer

A)  T 
B)  U 
C)  H 
D)  none of these

Question 7

For questions below, use the following: A researcher believes that athletic skill in basketball is a function of "handedness". A random sample of 24 professional basketball players was selected from the N.B.A., and divided into two groups according to preferred hand for shooting foul shots. The players were than ranked according to ability by a panel of sports writers. The data follow: $$\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { Prefer Right Hand } & \text { Prefer Left Hand } \
4 & 1 \
5 & 2 \
7 & 3 \
10 & 6 \
11 & 8 \
13 & 9 \
14 & 12 \
17 & 15 \
18 & 16 \
19 & 21 \
20 & 22 \
23 & \
24 & \
& \
\text { n1 } = 13 & \mathrm { n } 2 = 11
\end{array}$$
-Identify the type of research.

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Question 8

The ordinal test for assessing the difference between two correlated samples is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilcoxon T 
B)  Mann-Whitney U 
C)  Kruskal-Wallis H 
D)  Spearman r

Question 9

The ordinal test for assessing the difference between two independent samples, is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilcoxon T 
B)  Mann-Whitney U 
C)  Kruskal-Wallis H 
D)  Spearman r

Question 10

For questions below, use the following: A researcher sets up a three-group, repeated-measures design with random assignments of all subjects. All measures were originally taken in ordinal form. The data follow: $$\begin{array} { c c c } 
\text { Group 1 } & \text { Group 2 } & \text { Group 3 } \
1 & 3 & 5 \
2 & 4 & 6 \
7 & 9 & 11 \
8 & 10 & 12 \
13 & 14 & 15 \
16 & 18 & 17
\end{array}$$
-Which statistical test should be used?

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The answer of For questions below, use the following: A...

Question 11

For questions below, use the following: A researcher wishes to find out if a speed-reading course increases reading speed. Sixteen subjects were randomly selected from the adult population and then randomly divided into two groups. Group A was given a speed-reading course, and then, because the interval scores were badly skewed, each subject was ranked according to reading speed. Their ranks were 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15. Group B received no training, and their ranks on the same test were 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16.
-Which statistical test should be used?

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The answer of For questions below, use the following: A...

Question 12

In order to test experimental data via the U test, the design must be

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A)  between-subjects 
B)  repeated-measures 
C)  matched-subjects 
D)  none of these, since U may not test experimental data

Question 13

When all the assumptions of the interval tests are not met, the researcher should use

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A)  parametric test 
B)  non-parametric tests 
C)  tests of association 
D)  none of these

Question 14

For the ordinal T on small samples, with an obtained value of 17, and a critical, tabled value of 6.00, then

Accepted Answer

A)  Ho is rejected 
B)  There is a failure to reject Ho 
C)  Ho cannot be tested 
D)  the sample mean equals the parameter mean

Question 15

For questions below, use the following: A researcher believes that athletic skill in basketball is a function of "handedness". A random sample of 24 professional basketball players was selected from the N.B.A., and divided into two groups according to preferred hand for shooting foul shots. The players were than ranked according to ability by a panel of sports writers. The data follow: $$\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { Prefer Right Hand } & \text { Prefer Left Hand } \
4 & 1 \
5 & 2 \
7 & 3 \
10 & 6 \
11 & 8 \
13 & 9 \
14 & 12 \
17 & 15 \
18 & 16 \
19 & 21 \
20 & 22 \
23 & \
24 & \
& \
\text { n1 } = 13 & \mathrm { n } 2 = 11
\end{array}$$
-Which statistical test should be used, and what are the resulting values?

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The answer of For questions below, use the following: A...

Question 16

In order to test experimental data via the H test, the design must be

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A)  between-subjects 
B)  repeated-measures 
C)  matched-subjects 
D)  both b and c, but not a

Question 17

For a given sample size, the Spearman r is more powerful than the Pearson r

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

For questions below, use the following: A researcher sets up a two, matched-subjects experimental design, and collects ordinal measures on the subjects. The data follow: $$\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { Group 1 } & \text { Group 2 } \
1 & 4 \
2 & 5 \
3 & 6 \
7 & 8 \
9 & 11 \
10 & 12 \
13 & 13 \
8 & 7 \
11 & 9 \
12 & 10 \
4 & 3 \
5 & 2 \
6 & 1
\end{array}$$
-Which statistical test should be used?

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The answer of For questions below, use the following: A...

Question 19

The ordinal test, cited in the text, for testing the hypothesis of association is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Pearson r 
B)  H 
C)  T 
D)  Spearman r

Question 20

For questions below, use the following: A researcher wishes to find out if a speed-reading course increases reading speed. Sixteen subjects were randomly selected from the adult population and then randomly divided into two groups. Group A was given a speed-reading course, and then, because the interval scores were badly skewed, each subject was ranked according to reading speed. Their ranks were 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15. Group B received no training, and their ranks on the same test were 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16.
-Identify the type of research.

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The answer of For questions below, use the following: A...

Exam 16: Non-Parametrics Revisited: the Ordinal Case

Ordinal data may always be converted into interval data.

Of the following, which does not belong with the others?

If ordinal data were obtained from a three-group, matched-subjects design, then the appropriate test would be the

Since it has so few assumptions, chi square may always be used on ordinal data.

Regardless of the scale of measurement, the researcher analyzing data from a three-group, between-subjects design, must use the

The ordinal test for assessing the difference between two correlated samples is the

The ordinal test for assessing the difference between two independent samples, is the

In order to test experimental data via the U test, the design must be

When all the assumptions of the interval tests are not met, the researcher should use

For the ordinal T on small samples, with an obtained value of 17, and a critical, tabled value of 6.00, then

In order to test experimental data via the H test, the design must be

For a given sample size, the Spearman r is more powerful than the Pearson r

The ordinal test, cited in the text, for testing the hypothesis of association is the