Question 1

When a table has more than four cells

Accepted Answer

A)  it becomes more difficult to interpret 
B)  it is know as a 4x4 table 
C)  there are too many cells to draw a diagonal 
D)  all of the above A

Question 2

Crosstabulations are an elementary way of creating frequency distribution tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

When percentages in a table are calculated the wrong way, the results essentially reflect the number of cases in the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Crosstabulations present the combined distributions of one or more values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The best variables to use in crosstabulation tables are those measured at the interval level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A 3x3 table has no diagonal, diagonals are only possible with even-numbered tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following would be most helpful in finding a possible relationship in a table?

Accepted Answer

A)  the column totals 
B)  equal numbers in all cells 
C)  the diagonal 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

What is the smallest possible crosstabulation table?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 variable with two values 
B)  2 variables with one value each 
C)  2 variables with one value for the first and two values for the second 
D)  2 variables with two values each

Question 9

A "non-square" crosstabulation table is one in which

Accepted Answer

A)  the two variables have equal numbers of values 
B)  the two variables have a proportional relationship expressed in the form of 2∑(x-µ)2 
C)  there are unequal numbers of values in the two variables 
D)  there are an odd number of values in each variable

Question 10

What are table marginals?

Accepted Answer

A)  they represent the total number in all cells of the table 
B)  they are the lines in a table 
C)  they are the difference between the row and column cells 
D)  they contain the summed numbers of the cells in each row and column

Question 11

A rule of thumb is that the direction of calculating percentages can be changed from row to column when you are presenting multiple tables but single tables should always be percentaged across the rows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Relationships are normally found on the diagonals of a table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A diagonal line in the table will not reflect a relationship when

Accepted Answer

A)  the table is percentaged (you should use the percentages in this case) 
B)  the variable is at the nominal level and there are more than 2 independent variable categories 
C)  an independent variable has more than 2 values 
D)  a dependent variable has more than 2 values

Question 14

Crosstabulations work best for variables with a few categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the textbook example of race and police/courts leniency with criminals, we found that white respondents were more likely to think that police/courts were too hard when compared to respondents of other races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following might make a table difficult to interpret?

Accepted Answer

A)  variables with a large number of values 
B)  a "non-square" table 
C)  no percentages, just raw numbers in the cells 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

You should always remember to calculate percentages on the categories of the dependent variable

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most elementary way to determine the effect of one variable on another is to

Accepted Answer

A)  create a crosstabulation table with a third variable 
B)  crosstabulate the two variables 
C)  create a pie chart 
D)  calculate the number of occurrences of one variable in one value of another

Question 19

When calculating percentages for cells, you should

Accepted Answer

A)  remember to multiple by 100 
B)  calculate across the dependent variable 
C)  calculate across the independent variable 
D)  always calculate percentages for the marginals

Question 20

If a table has a different number of cases for each category of the independent variable

Accepted Answer

A)  it is known as a differential crosstabulation 
B)  the dependent variable categories will usually be made up of an equal number of cases 
C)  the dependent variable categories will usually be equal to the number of independent variable categories 
D)  it creates a problem in interpretation when only raw numbers are used in the cells

Exam 8: Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

When a table has more than four cells

Crosstabulations are an elementary way of creating frequency distribution tables.

When percentages in a table are calculated the wrong way, the results essentially reflect the number of cases in the dependent variable.

Crosstabulations present the combined distributions of one or more values.

The best variables to use in crosstabulation tables are those measured at the interval level.

A 3x3 table has no diagonal, diagonals are only possible with even-numbered tables.

Which of the following would be most helpful in finding a possible relationship in a table?

What is the smallest possible crosstabulation table?

A "non-square" crosstabulation table is one in which

What are table marginals?

A rule of thumb is that the direction of calculating percentages can be changed from row to column when you are presenting multiple tables but single tables should always be percentaged across the rows.

Relationships are normally found on the diagonals of a table.

A diagonal line in the table will not reflect a relationship when

Crosstabulations work best for variables with a few categories.

In the textbook example of race and police/courts leniency with criminals, we found that white respondents were more likely to think that police/courts were too hard when compared to respondents of other races.

Which of the following might make a table difficult to interpret?

You should always remember to calculate percentages on the categories of the dependent variable

The most elementary way to determine the effect of one variable on another is to

When calculating percentages for cells, you should

If a table has a different number of cases for each category of the independent variable