Psychological Statistics

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Test sobre Psychological Statistics, creado por Charlotte Joseph el 17/03/2014.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
A researcher is interested in the eating behaviour of 5 year olds and selects a group to be tested in a research study. The group of 25 five year olds is a:
Respuesta
  • Sample
  • Statistic
  • Population
  • Parameter

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
A researcher is curious about the average IQ of registered voters in the state of Florida. The entire group of registered voters in Florida is an example of a:
Respuesta
  • Sample
  • Statistic
  • Population
  • Parameter

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Although research questions typically concern a ______ research study typically examines a ______.
Respuesta
  • Sample, population
  • Statistic, sample
  • Population, sample
  • Parameter, Population

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Statistical methods that use samples to answer general questions bout a population are called _______.
Respuesta
  • Parameters
  • Statistics
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Inferential statistics

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Statistical techniques that summarise, organise and simplify data are classified as ________.
Respuesta
  • Population statistics
  • Sample statistics
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Inferential statistics

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the _______ variable and measures changes in the ________ variable.
Respuesta
  • Population, sample
  • Sample, population
  • Independent, dependent
  • Dependent, independent

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
A researcher observed that preschool children playing in a red room showed more aggression than playing in a blue room. For this study, what is the independent variable?
Respuesta
  • Preschool children
  • Colour of the room
  • Amount of aggression
  • The children's play

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
In a study evaluating the effectiveness of a new medication designed to control high blood pressure, one sample of individuals is given the medicine and a second sample is given an inactive placebo. Blood pressure is measured for each individual. For this study, what is the dependent variable?
Respuesta
  • The medication
  • The placebo
  • Blood pressure
  • The individuals given the medication

Pregunta 9

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A hypothesis test is ______.
Respuesta
  • A descriptive technique that allows researchers to describe a sample
  • A descriptive technique that allows researchers to describe a population
  • An inferential technique that uses the data from a sample to draw inferences about a population
  • An inferential technique that uses information about a population to make predictions about a sample

Pregunta 10

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The null hypothesis _______.
Respuesta
  • States that the treatment has no effect
  • Is denoted by the symbol H1
  • Is always stated in terms of sample statistics
  • All of the choices are correct

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
The null hypothesis ______.
Respuesta
  • Concerns a population with an unknown mean
  • Is denoted by the symbol H0
  • Generally states that there is no effect, no change or no difference
  • All of the other choices are correct

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
The final step of hypothesis testing is to ______.
Respuesta
  • Locate the values associated with the critical region
  • Make a statistical decision about H0
  • Collect the sample data and compute the test statistic
  • State the hypotheses and select an alpha level
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