Question 1

Besides frequency distributions,criminologists often use graphs and charts to summarize univariate statistics.Some common types of graphic representations
Are the _________________,bar chart,and pie chart.

Accepted Answer

A) mode 
B) frequency polygon 
C) histogram 
D) frequency distribution

Question 2

_______________ is the most difficult to compute measure of dispersion;it is also the most comprehensive and widely used.

Accepted Answer

A) Percentiles 
B) Z-score 
C) Standard deviation 
D) Range

Question 3

A _______________ expresses scores on a frequency distribution in terms of a number of standard deviations from the mean.

Accepted Answer

A) Percentiles 
B) Z-score 
C) Standard deviation 
D) Range

Question 4

A scattergram is a graph on which a researcher plots each case or observation,
where each axis represents the value of one variable.It is used for variables
measured at the interval or ratio level,rarely for ordinal variables,and never if
either variable is nominal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

____________________ means that things go together or are associated.

Accepted Answer

A) Bivariate statistics 
B) Statistical relationships 
C) Covariation 
D) Independence

Question 6

A sheet with grids in which the researcher writes code numbers in squares that correspond to a row and column location,and then uses this to type it into a
Computer is called a __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) code scan entry 
B) code sheet 
C) direct entry method 
D) optical scan sheet

Question 7

A ______________ is a document (i.e. ,one or more pages)describing the coding procedure and the location of data for variables in a format that computers can use.

Accepted Answer

A) precoding 
B) codebook 
C) coding procedure 
D) coding

Question 8

___________________ exist when variables appear together and are associated (they covary).

Accepted Answer

A) Bivariate statistics 
B) Statistical relationships 
C) Covariation 
D) Independence

Question 9

_____________ statistics describe one variable.

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive 
B) statistics 
C) univariate 
D) multivariate

Exam 12: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Data

Besides frequency distributions,criminologists often use graphs and charts to summarize univariate statistics.Some common types of graphic representations Are the _________________,bar chart,and pie chart.

_______________ is the most difficult to compute measure of dispersion;it is also the most comprehensive and widely used.

A _______________ expresses scores on a frequency distribution in terms of a number of standard deviations from the mean.

A scattergram is a graph on which a researcher plots each case or observation, where each axis represents the value of one variable.It is used for variables measured at the interval or ratio level,rarely for ordinal variables,and never if either variable is nominal.

____________________ means that things go together or are associated.

A sheet with grids in which the researcher writes code numbers in squares that correspond to a row and column location,and then uses this to type it into a Computer is called a __________________.

A ______________ is a document (i.e. ,one or more pages) describing the coding procedure and the location of data for variables in a format that computers can use.

___________________ exist when variables appear together and are associated (they covary) .

_____________ statistics describe one variable.