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:
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Sample
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Statistic
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Population
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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:
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Sample
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Statistic
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Population
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Parameter
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
Although research questions typically concern a ______ research study typically examines a ______.
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Sample, population
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Statistic, sample
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Population, sample
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Parameter, Population
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
Statistical methods that use samples to answer general questions bout a population are called _______.
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Parameters
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Statistics
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Descriptive statistics
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Inferential statistics
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
Statistical techniques that summarise, organise and simplify data are classified as ________.
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Population statistics
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Sample statistics
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Descriptive statistics
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Inferential statistics
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the _______ variable and measures changes in the ________ variable.
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Population, sample
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Sample, population
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Independent, dependent
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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?
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Preschool children
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Colour of the room
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Amount of aggression
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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?
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
A hypothesis test is ______.
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A descriptive technique that allows researchers to describe a sample
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A descriptive technique that allows researchers to describe a population
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An inferential technique that uses the data from a sample to draw inferences about a population
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An inferential technique that uses information about a population to make predictions about a sample
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
The null hypothesis _______.
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States that the treatment has no effect
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Is denoted by the symbol H1
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Is always stated in terms of sample statistics
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All of the choices are correct
Pregunta 11
Pregunta
The null hypothesis ______.
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Concerns a population with an unknown mean
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Is denoted by the symbol H0
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Generally states that there is no effect, no change or no difference
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All of the other choices are correct
Pregunta 12
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The final step of hypothesis testing is to ______.
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Locate the values associated with the critical region
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Make a statistical decision about H0
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Collect the sample data and compute the test statistic
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State the hypotheses and select an alpha level