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Pregunta 1
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What is the purpose of performing a linear regression analysis?
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To identify potential outliers in the data
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To fit the data to a model that defines y as a function or 2 or more variables
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To determine the dependence of a dependent variable on a predictor/independent variable
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To perform multiple comparisons whilst controlling overall type 1 error rate
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To derive robust confidence intervals
Pregunta 2
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Which axis does the dependent variable go on?
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y
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x
Pregunta 3
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What does the mean of the x and y values give you in a linear regression analysis?
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The size of the force which the points exert on the line of best fit
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The leverage of those data points
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The fit and slope of the model
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The centre of gravity and pivot point of the data
Pregunta 4
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What does the R-squared value represent?
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How well the model fits the data (0 - 1)
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The slope coefficient
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The distribution of the residuals
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The level of multicolinearity in the model
Pregunta 5
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What does an R-squared value of 0.068 and a slope coefficient (b1) value of 0.12 mean?
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The model can explain 68% of the data and for every unit of independent variable, the dependent variable goes up 12 units
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The fit of the model to the data is 0.12% and the influence that the data points have on the model is 0.68%
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The data points have an influence of 68% on the model and 12% on the outcome
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The model can explain 6.8% of the data and for every unit of independent variable, the dependent variable goes up 0.12 units
Pregunta 6
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In order to identify potential outliers:
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Standardised residual >2 is worth checking, if more than 5% of the residuals >2 may indicate model is a poor fit
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Standardised residual >3 is worth checking, if more than 5% of the residuals >2 may indicate that the model is a poor fit
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Standardised residual >2.5 is worth checking, if more than 5% of the residuals >2 may indicate that the model is a poor fit
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Standardised residual >3 is worth checking, if more than 10% of the residuals >2 may indicate that the model is a poor fit
Pregunta 7
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What does Cook's distance tell us when performing model diagnostics to see if the regression model is stable or biased by a few cases?
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influence of data point on predicted values (0 = no influence, 1 = complete influence)
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standardised measures of how much each element of the model would change if data point was removed (values >1 = substantial influence)
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how susceptible the mean is to being biased by the outliers present in the data
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measure of overall influence of each individual data point on the overall model (>1 = concern)
Pregunta 8
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What does the Leverage value tell us when performing model diagnostics to see if the regression model is stable or biased by a few cases?
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influence of data point on predicted values (0 = no influence, 1 = complete influence)
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standardised measures of how much each element of the model would change if data point was removed (values > 1 = substantial influence)
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measure of overall influence of each individual data point on the overall model (> 1 = concern)
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precisely how large the standardised residuals are
Pregunta 9
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With regard to model diagnostics, what do the DFFit and DFBeta values tell us about the data model?
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they are standardised measures of how much each element of the model would change if that data point was removed (values > 1 = substantial influence)
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they indicate the influence of that data point on predicted values (0 = no influence, 1 = complete influence)
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whether or not the standardised residuals are worth checking and if they indicate that the model is a poor fit
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they summarise the equation: 2(k+1)/n where k = number of predictors and n = number of data points
Pregunta 10
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With regard to the model diagnostic called the Leverage value, what defines whether or not the data point is worth investigating?
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if >2(k+1)/n where k = number of predictors (2 for simple linear regression) and n = number of data points
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if >2(k+1)/n where k = number of predictors (1 for simple linear regression) and n = number of data points
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if >2(K+1)/n where k = number of data points and n = number of predictors (1 for simple linear regression)
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if >n(k+1)/2 where k = number of predictors (1 for simple linear regression) and n = number of data points
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if >2(n+1)/k where k = number of predictors (1 for simple linear regression) and n = number of data points
Pregunta 11
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Multiple linear regression does what?
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fits the data to a model that defines y as a function of 2 or more variables - determines the effect of an independent variable on the dependent variable taking account of other variables
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provides an analysis of variance and determines if an interaction is present in the data
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determines the dependence of a dependent variable on a predictor/independent variable and allows outliers to be identified from x, y plot or from standardised residual plot
Pregunta 12
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With regard to multiple linear regression, what is the correct form of the equation for the model which is fitted? (all of the numbers are technically subscript)
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y = b0 + b1x2 + b2x1
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y = b0 + b1x1 + b2x2 +....
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y = b0 + b1 + b2x
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y = b0 + b1x1 + b2x2
Pregunta 13
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What does the F-ratio represent?
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the average variability due to the model divided by the average variability due to the residuals
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the unexplained variability divided by the variability due to the model
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the signal to noise ratio multiplied by the number of data points
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the variance in the model divided by the R-squared value
Pregunta 14
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With regard to multiple linear regression, whenever you fit a predictor variable, that takes up...
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one slope parameter
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two degrees of freedom
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one degree of freedom
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one R-squared value
Pregunta 15
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As colinearity increases what effect does this have?
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standard errors of b coefficients decrease therefore confidence increases
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limits F-ratio value and variance inflation factor
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coefficients become stable
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standard errors of b coefficients increase and therefore confidence decreases
Pregunta 16
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How do you interpret the variance inflation factor (VIF) when assessing multicolinearity?
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A VIF > 5 or an avereage VIF > 2 is problematic
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A VIF > 10 or an average VIF > 1 is problematic
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A VIF > 2 or an average VIF > 1 is problematic
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A VIF > 10 or an average VIF > 2 is problematic
Pregunta 17
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How do you interpret the tolerance factor when assessing multicolinearity?
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< 5 is problematic
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< 10 is problematic
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< 2 is problematic
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< 0.1 is problematic
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< 1 is problematic
Pregunta 18
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When does multicolinearity truly pose a problem?
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when predicting y using the multiple regression equation
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when you want to look inside the model at the effect of individual predictors
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when you want to perform separate correlations for each x variable
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when you want to quantify the relationship between an independent and dependent variable
Pregunta 19
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How do you help solve the problem of multicolinearity?
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always take a colinear variable out
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combine predictors into a single predictor (as long as it makes biological sense)
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rely on automatic variable selection
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remove all outliers
Pregunta 20
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With regard to hierarchical multiple regression, what value do you use when comparing new model to previous model?
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F-ratio
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Cook's distance
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R-squared
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variance inflation factor
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tolerance factor
Pregunta 21
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For multiple linear regression assumptions, what must the variables be?
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dependent variables = quantitative or categorical predictor variable = qualitative and continuous
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dependent variables = qualitative predictor variable = continuous
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dependent variables = qualitative and continuous predictor variable = quantitative or categorical
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dependent variables = continuous or categorical predictor variable = quantitative or categorical
Pregunta 22
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When considering multiple linear regression assumptions, how do you assess the independence of the residuals?
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assess the DFFit and DFBeta values
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use the Welch's test
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use Gabriel's test
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use the Durbin-Watson test
Pregunta 23
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For multiple linear regression, how large should the sample size be?
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10 times the number of predictors tested
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5 times the number of predictors tested
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at least 30
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at least 40
Pregunta 24
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What would an interaction among predictors look like in the form of an equation?
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effect of height + effect of weight = overall effect on SBP
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effect of height + overall effect on SBP = effect of weight
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effect of height x effect of weight = overall effect on SBP
Pregunta 25
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What is simple linear regression equal to?
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paired t-test
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unpaired t-test
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unpaired, two-tailed t-test
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paired, one-tailed t-test
Pregunta 26
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A one-way anova is the same as what?
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unpaired t-test
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paired t-test
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simple linear regression
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multiple regression
Pregunta 27
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What does a one-way ANOVA do?
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analyses how much of the overall variance can be explained by variation between group means compared to the unexplained variation within a group
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fits data to a model that defines y as a function of 2 or more variables
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performs separate correlations for each x variable
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determines the dependence of a dependent variable on a predictor/independent variable
Pregunta 28
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What does the total variability equal?
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total squares divided by the degrees of freedom
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the F-ratio
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the difference between each individual data point and the overall mean
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error mean squares divided by degrees of freedom
Pregunta 29
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The F-ratio is:
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higher the larger the difference of the group means from the overall mean and smaller the amount of random variability
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lower the larger the difference of the group means from the overall mean and smaller the amount of random variability
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higher the larger the difference of the group means from the overall mean and larger the amount of random variability
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higher the smaller the difference of the group means from the overall mean and smaller the amount of random variability
Pregunta 30
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When is the ANOVA most robust to deviations from normality and equality of variance?
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when effect size is large
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when the F-ratio is high
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when the degrees of freedom are greater than 10
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when the group sizes are equal
Pregunta 31
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If group sizes are unequal and equality of variance is not met then which correction do you use?
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Games-Howell's
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Durbin-Watson's
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Gabriel's
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Tukey's
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Welch's
Pregunta 32
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What are post-hoc tests used for?
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performing multiple comparisons whilst controlling overall type 2 error rate
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performing multiple comparisons whilst controlling overall type 1 error rate
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when there is a specific hypothesis to be tested
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when group size is not equal
Pregunta 33
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You use Tukey's test when which of the following is true? (multiple correct answers)
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sample sizes are unequal
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sample sizes are equal
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you require good trade-off between type 1 and type 2 errors
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you are interested in comparing all groups vs a single control group
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you wish to cut down on the number of comparisons that you make
Pregunta 34
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When would you use Bonferroni as a post-hoc test? (multiple correct answers)
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when you don't need a high level of confidence
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when you aren't performing multiple comparisons
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when you require a conservative test
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when you need a high level of confidence
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when sample sizes are equal
Pregunta 35
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When would you use Dunnet's as a post-hoc test? (multiple correct answers)
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when interested in comparing all groups versus a single control group
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when sample sizes are equal
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when you want to cut down comparisons
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when you want a good trade-off between type 1 and type 2 errors
Pregunta 36
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Separate, unpaired t-tests to do comparisons will increase your chance of getting what?
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a false -ve
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a type 2 error
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a false +ve
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biased data
Pregunta 37
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If you have a sample which has an n number of 10 and a sample with an n number of 12, which post hoc test should you use?
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Gabriel's
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Hochberg's GT2
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Games-Howell
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Tukey
Pregunta 38
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If there is any doubt about equality of variance then which post-hoc test should you use?
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Gabriel's
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Hochberg's GT2
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Games-Howell
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Sidak
Pregunta 39
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Complete this statement relating to planned contrasts:
Always _________________________ than number of groups
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ten times the number of contrasts
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more contrasts
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one more contrast
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two times the number of contrasts
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one fewer contrast
Pregunta 40
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When doing orthogonal contrasts, the contrasts are independent so you can... (multiple correct answers)
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enter weights for most of the variables
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trust p-values as you aren't inflating the type 1 error rate
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ignore the F-ratio value and R-squared value
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not worry about doing any corrections for multiple comparisons
Pregunta 41
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"tests for trends in the data, which cannot be obtained directly using post-hoc tests, when there is a logical order to the groups entered"
To what is this statement referring to?
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Planned contrasts
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Orthogonal contrasts
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Polynomial contrasts
Pregunta 42
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An independent factorial ANOVA does what?
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each level of one factor is tested against at least one level of the other
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performs multiple comparisons whilst controlling overall type 1 error rate
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divides total variability in the data set into different sources
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each level of one factor is tested at each level of the other
Pregunta 43
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Sidak is the best correction for what?
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independent ANOVA
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one-way ANOVA
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repeated measures ANOVA
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multiple linear regression
Pregunta 44
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Standard contrasts and post hoc tests are only available to examine main effects and are therefore most useful when:
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there is no unnecessary variability in the data
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there is no interaction
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the sphericity assumption is met
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group sizes are equal
Pregunta 45
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A p value of less than 0.5 means that....
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there is a less than 0.5% chance of committing a type 1error
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there is a less than 5% chance of committing a type 2 error
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there is a less than 5% chance of committing a type 1 error
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there is a less than 0.5% chance of committing a type 2 error
Pregunta 46
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Standard error the proportion equals....
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Pregunta 47
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Power =
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1 - type 1 error rate
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1 - type 2 error rate
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1 - (type 1 + type 2 error rate)
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type 2 error rate - type 1 error rate
Pregunta 48
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Power can be increased by....
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increasing effect size. decreasing random variation. decreasing sample size.
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increasing effect size. increasing random variation. increasing sample size
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decreasing effect size. increasing random variation. increasing sample size
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increasing effect size. decreasing random variation. increasing sample size
Pregunta 49
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This gives you a standardised effect size for a difference between means, what is it called?
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Welch's correction
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Cohen's d
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Games-Howell test
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Sidak correction
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standard error of the proportion
Pregunta 50
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how do you calculate expected frequency?
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(row total + column total)/overall total
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(row total - column total)/overall total
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(row total x column total)/overall total
Pregunta 51
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How do you calculate degrees of freedom from a contingency table?
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df = (rows - 1) x (columns -1)
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df = (rows + 1) x (columns +1)
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df = (rows - 1) / (columns -1)
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df = (rows x 2) + (columns x 2)
Pregunta 52
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With regard to categorical data - what must be satisfied in order for the analysis to be reliable?
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The assumption that at least 50% of expected frequency must be more than or equal to 5
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Dunnet's test
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The assumption that at least 80% of expected frequency must be more than or equal to 5
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The same assumptions as multiple linear regression
Pregunta 53
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Which graph indicates an interaction?
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Pregunta 54
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What does simple effects analysis do? (multiple correct answers)
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probes where a certain effect is happening
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performs an ANOVA to allow you to reject/accept a null hypothesis
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analyses the differences between levels of one variable
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performs multiple comparisons whilst controlling overall type 2 error rate
Pregunta 55
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Which multiple comparison correction should you choose after simple effects analysis in order to control the overall type 1 error rate?
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Bonferroni
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LSD
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Sidak
Pregunta 56
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Repeated measures ANOVA requires the data to have/be:
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independent
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not independent
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naturally paired
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sorted into even group sizes
Pregunta 57
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What is the definition of sphericity?
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“noise” in the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable is the same across all values of the independent variables
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equality of differences between linked values in each group
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well-modeled by a normal distribution and likely for a random variable underlying the data set to be normally distributed
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residuals are (roughly) normal and (approximately) independently distributed with a mean of 0 and some constant variance
Pregunta 58
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Which test provides a fix for sphericity?
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Welch's correction
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Games-Howell test
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Gabriel's test
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Mauchy's test
Pregunta 59
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How can we adjust the degrees of freedom and change the significance level associated with the F-statistic?
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Mauchy's test
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Welch's correction
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Green House-Geisser correction
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Gabriel's test
Pregunta 60
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Which post hoc test is most robust and most conservative for a repeated measures ANOVA?
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Sidak
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Tukey
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Dunnets
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Bonferroni
Pregunta 61
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If parametric assumptions are in doubt, we must use the non-parametric equivalent of a single factor repeated measures ANOVA which is:
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Durbin-Watson test
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Friedman test
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Gabriel's test
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Hochberg's GT2 test
Pregunta 62
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For which analysis do BOTH the equality of variance assumption and sphericity assumption apply?
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Non-linear regression
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Two-way ANOVA
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Independent ANOVA
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Mixed model ANOVA
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Repeated measures ANOVA
Pregunta 63
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In terms of polynomial regression, what happens if you add further terms to the polynomial? (multiple correct answers)
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the fit will automatically improve
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there is a risk of over-fitting the model
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the significance level associated with the F-statistic changes
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the R-squared value will increase
Pregunta 64
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In terms of nonlinear regression, why would you want to try multiple starting parameters?
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to ensure that the interaction between the variables is taken into account
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to ensure that the computer has found the global minimum
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to ensure that the computer has found the local minimum
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to ensure that an accurate scientific relationship is found
Pregunta 65
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How would you calculate the Sum of Squares (SS)?
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add all the standard deviations together and square that value
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square the mean from each sample and add those together
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square each standard deviation and add them all together
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square each standard deviation and add this to the variance
Pregunta 66
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Variance is calculated by doing what?
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dividing the standard deviations by the degrees of freedom
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dividing the sum of squares by the degrees of freedom
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multiplying the degrees of freedom by the mean
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multiplying the standard deviations by the sum of squares
Pregunta 67
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How do we define the normal distribution curve?
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the population mean is the height and the sum of squares is the distance from the midline of the curve to the edge
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the variance is the height and the population mean is the distance from the midline of the curve to the edge
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the population standard deviation is the height and the population mean is the distance from the midline of the curve to the edge
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the population mean is the height and the population standard deviation is the distance from the midline of the curve to the edge
Pregunta 68
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How do you calculate a z-score?
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(x - mean) /sd
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(x - sd)/mean
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(mean-x)/sd
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(x + mean)/sd
Pregunta 69
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Choose all of the correct statements
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approximately 99% of normally-distributed values lie between +- 2 sds from the mean
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approximately 95% of normally-distributed values lie between +-2 sds from the mean
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approximately 99.9% of normally-distributed values lie between +- 2.6 sds from the mean
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approximately 99% of normally-distributed values lie between +- 2.6 sds from the mean
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approximately 99.9% of normally-distributed values lie between +- 3 sds from the mean
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approximately 95% of normally-distributed values lie between +- 3 sds from the mean
Pregunta 70
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How do you calculate SEM and therefore, confidence intervals?
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SEM = sd x square root of n and therefore a 95% CI would be +- 1.96 x SEM
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SEM = sd/square root of n and therefore a 95% CI would be +- 3 x SEM
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SEM = sd x square root of n and therefore a 95% CI would be +- 2.6 x SEM
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SEM = sd/square root of n and therefore a 95% CI would be +- 1.96 x SEM
Pregunta 71
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Which statement is true?
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P < 0.05 means that 5% of the results arose by chance if the null hypothesis is true
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P < 0.05 means <5% probability of the results arising by chance if the null hypothesis is true
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P < 0.05 means <0.05% probability of the results arising by chance if the null hypothesis is true
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P < 0.05 means that <0.5% probability of the results arising by chance if the null hypothesis is true
Pregunta 72
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Choose the correct statements
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type 1 error rate is conventionally set to 5% ( P < 0.05)
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type 2 error rate is conventionally set to 5% ( P < 0.05)
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type 1 error rate = 1 - power
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type 2 error rate = 1 - power
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if you accept a statistical power of 80% it will mean that you have a type 2 error rate of 20%
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if you accept a statistical power of 80% it will mean that you have a type 1 error rate of 20%
Pregunta 73
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What happens if you design an experiment with 3 groups and are tempted to test for differences between the means using 3 separate t-tests? (multiple correct answers)
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you will increase the chance of making a type 2 error
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you will increase the chance of making a type 1 error
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you will inflate your p-value
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you will decrease your p-value
Pregunta 74
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Which statements are correct regarding the Pearson Correlation Coefficient?
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+- 0.5 is a large effect
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+- 0.1 is a small effect
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+- 1 is a small effect
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it measures how close the data points are to a straight line that best describes the linear relationship
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r = +0.1 refers to a perfect straight line with a positive slope
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r = -1 refers to a perfect straight line with a negative slope
Pregunta 75
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How is the line of best fit created in simple linear regression?
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by minimising the total sum of squares
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by minimising the sum of squares of the residuals
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by creating an equation which fits the model best
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by entering the data into the computer in Hierarchical form
Pregunta 76
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How do you calculate R squared?
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1 - (SS of the residuals/total SS)
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1 + (SS of the residuals/total SS)
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1 - (total SS/SS of the residuals)
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1 + (total SS/SS of the residuals)
Pregunta 77
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Shapiro Wilk's test is used to...
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check for sphericity
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correct degrees of freedom
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ascertain that residuals are random and normally distributed
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minimise the sum of squares of the residuals
Pregunta 78
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When entering more than 2 categories as dummy variables... (multiple correct answers)
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the thing that you're comparing the baseline to gets a 1
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the thing that you're comparing the baseline to gets a 0.1
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1 fewer dummy variables than number of categories
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baseline condition gets a value of 0
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baseline condition gets a value of 1.5
Pregunta 79
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Bonferroni test on its own - the p-values need to be less than what to claim significance?
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0.05/number of categories
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0.05/n
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0.05/number of comparisons
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0.05/variance
Pregunta 80
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Normally distributed variables X and Y are significantly correlated with a p level of 0.006 and a Pearson’s correlation coefficient of 0.468. Approximately how much of the variability in X and Y can be explained by this correlation?
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32%
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47%
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22%
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13%
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