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Questão 1

Questão
Steven scores 55% on a Mathematics exam, and 74% on an Economics exam. Which is Steven's better subject in comparison with the others in his group if the group means and SDs are 50 and 4 (Mathematics) and 70 and 8 (Economics)?
Responda
  • Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Equal in both subjects
  • There is not enough information

Questão 2

Questão
TR-8R scores 67% on a accuracy exam, and 38% on an stamina exam. Which is TR-8R's better attribiute in comparison with the others in his group if the group means and SDs are 55 and 8 (Accuracy) and 24 and 4 (Stamina)?
Responda
  • Stamina
  • Accuracy
  • It is impossible to tell
  • He performs equally in both

Questão 3

Questão
A population of scores has μ = 42. In this population, an X value of 40 corresponds to z = -0.50. What is the population standard deviation?
Responda
  • 4
  • 2
  • -2
  • -4

Questão 4

Questão
A squadron of scores has μ = 63. In this clone squadron, an X value of 54 corresponds to z = -3. What is the clone squadron's standard deviation?
Responda
  • 3
  • -3
  • 6
  • -6

Questão 5

Questão
For a population with μ = 60 and σ = 8, what is the X value corresponding to z = -0.50?
Responda
  • -4
  • 56
  • 64
  • 59.5

Questão 6

Questão
For a population with μ = 78 and σ = 5, what is the X value corresponding to z = 0.8?
Responda
  • 83
  • 82
  • 8
  • -83

Questão 7

Questão
A population of scores has μ = 44. In this population, an X value of 40 corresponds to z = -0.50. What is the population standard deviation?
Responda
  • 6
  • 2
  • 4
  • 8

Questão 8

Questão
A population of N = 5 scores has SS = 40. What is the variance for this population?
Responda
  • 40/5=8
  • 40/4=10
  • 5(40)=200
  • 4(40)=160

Questão 9

Questão
Under what circumstances would a score that is 15 points above the mean be considered an extreme score?
Responda
  • when the population mean is much larger than 15
  • when the population standard deviation is much larger than 15
  • when the population mean is much smaller than 15
  • when the population standard deviation is much smaller than 15

Questão 10

Questão
For a population with μ = 100 and σ = 20, the X value corresponding to z = 1.50 is
Responda
  • 101.5
  • 115
  • 121.5
  • 130

Questão 11

Questão
A population of scores has σ = 20. In this population, a score of X = 80 corresponds to z = +0.25. What is the population mean?
Responda
  • 70
  • 75
  • 85
  • 90

Questão 12

Questão
In N = 25 games last season, the college basketball team averaged μ = 74 points with a standard deviation of σ = 6. In their final game of the season, the team scored 90 points. Based on this information, the number of points scored in the final game was ____.
Responda
  • A little above average
  • Far above average
  • above average, but it is impossible to describe how much above average
  • There is not enough information to compare last year with the average.

Questão 13

Questão
What is the value of SS for the following sample? Scores: 1, 3, 5
Responda
  • SS=8
  • SS=8/2
  • SS=8/3
  • SS=8*8

Questão 14

Questão
The Pearson correlation measures _____.
Responda
  • the degree of curvilinear relationship
  • the degree of relationship without regard to the form of the relationship
  • the degree of linear relationship
  • the degree to which the relationship is consistently one directional

Questão 15

Questão
A scatter plot shows a set of data points that are widely scattered around a line that slopes down to the right. Which of the following values would be closest to the correlation for these data?
Responda
  • -0.4
  • -0.8
  • 0.4
  • 0.8

Questão 16

Questão
A scatter plot shows a set of data points that are closely scattered around a line that slopes down to the left. Which of the following values would be closest to the correlation for these data?
Responda
  • 0.7
  • -0.7
  • -0.2
  • 0.2

Questão 17

Questão
A Pearson correlation of r = +1.00 between X and Y indicates _____.
Responda
  • Every change in X causes a change in Y
  • Each time X increases, there is a perfectly predictable increase in Y
  • All of the other 3 choices occur with a correlation of +1.00.
  • Every increase in X causes an increase in Y

Questão 18

Questão
A Pearson correlation of r = -1.00 between X and Y indicates _____.
Responda
  • Every change in X causes a change in Y
  • Each time X decreases, there is a perfectly predictable decrease in Y
  • All of the other 3 choices occur with a correlation of -1.00.
  • Every increase in X causes an increase in Y

Questão 19

Questão
Which of the following sets of correlations correctly shows the highest to lowest degree of relationship?
Responda
  • -0.91, +0.83, +0.10, -0.03
  • +0.83, +0.10, -0.91, -0.03
  • -0.91, +0.83, -0.03, -0.10
  • +0.83, +0.10, -0.03, -0.91

Questão 20

Questão
The Pearson correlation is calculated for a sample of n = 25 individuals. What value of df should be used to determine whether or not the correlation is significant?
Responda
  • 23
  • 25
  • Cannot be determined without additional information
  • 24

Questão 21

Questão
The results of a correlation analysis are as follows: r(72) = .56, p = .046. Calculate the coefficient of determination (R2):
Responda
  • .44
  • .046
  • .56
  • .31

Questão 22

Questão
The results of a correlation analysis are as follows: r(123) = .75, p = .034. Calculate the coefficient of determination (R2):
Responda
  • .57
  • .56
  • .43
  • .74

Questão 23

Questão
When we convert a score into a score from a probability distribution, it becomes a _______.
Responda
  • Test score
  • Probability
  • Test Statistic
  • Significance Value

Questão 24

Questão
The p value is a conditional probability, and represents ________.
Responda
  • The probability of finding the effect if the null hypothesis was false
  • The probability of not finding the effect if the null hypothesis was true
  • The probability of finding the effect if the null hypothesis was true

Questão 25

Questão
A researcher conducts an experiment and discovers a non-significant (p > .05) difference between her two experimental groups. What is the next step she should take?
Responda
  • Fail to accept the alternate hypothesis
  • Reject the null hypothesis
  • Accept the alternate hypothesis
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis

Questão 26

Questão
The first step in hypothesis testing is to:
Responda
  • Generate a hypothesis
  • Measure the relationship between variables
  • Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis
  • Calculate the p value

Questão 27

Questão
Which of the following is a two-tailed hypothesis?
Responda
  • We predict that the scores of Group A should be significantly higher than the scores of Group B
  • We predict a positive relationship between the scores of Group A and Group B
  • We predict that the scores of Group B should be significantly higher than the scores of Group A
  • We predict a significant difference between the scores of Group A and Group B

Questão 28

Questão
Which of the following is an example of a null hypothesis?
Responda
  • The scores of Group A will correlate with the scores of Group B
  • The scores of Group A will be greater than the scores of Group B
  • The scores of Group A and Group B will not differ significantly
  • The scores of Group A and Group B will differ significantly

Questão 29

Questão
Which of the following is the most appropriate description of a Type I error?
Responda
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is false
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is true
  • Reject the null hypothesis when it is true
  • Reject the null hypothesis when it is false

Questão 30

Questão
Which of the following is the most appropriate description of a Type II error?
Responda
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is true
  • Reject the null hypothesis when it is false
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is false
  • Reject the null hypothesis when it is true

Questão 31

Questão
A researcher conducts an experiment and discovers a significant (p < .05) difference between her two experimental groups. What is the next step she should take?
Responda
  • Reject the null hypothesis
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis
  • Accept the alternate hypothesis
  • Fail to accept the alternate hypothesis

Questão 32

Questão
A researcher decides to run a correlation to discover whether a positive relationship exists between variable X and variable Y. He should conduct a _____.
Responda
  • 2 tailed test
  • 1 tailed test
  • Type II test
  • Type I test

Questão 33

Questão
An independent-measures t hypothesis test is appropriate when ____.
Responda
  • the mean for a treated group of subjects is compared to a known population mean
  • there are two separate samples containing different subjects
  • the value for s is known
  • one sample is used to test a hypothesis about one population

Questão 34

Questão
Which of the following research situations is most likely to use an independent-measures design?
Responda
  • Evaluate the difference in verbal skills between 3-year-old girls and 3-year-old boys.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of a diet program by measuring how much weight is lost during 4 weeks of dieting.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of a cholesterol medication by comparing cholesterol levels before and after the medication.
  • Evaluate the development of verbal skills between age 2 and age 3 for a sample of girls.

Questão 35

Questão
A researcher reports t(24) = 5.30 for an independent-measures experiment. How many individuals participated in the entire experiment?
Responda
  • 25
  • 12
  • 26
  • 24

Questão 36

Questão
An independent-measures experiment uses one sample with n = 10 and a second sample with n = 15 to compare two experimental treatments. The t statistic from this experiment will have degrees of freedom equal to ____.
Responda
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26

Questão 37

Questão
The results of an independent-measures research study are reported as "t(5) = -2.12, p = .67, two tails." What statistical decision was made?
Responda
  • There was a marginally significant effect.
  • The researcher failed to reject H0.
  • The null hypothesis was rejected.
  • Cannot be determined from the researcher's statement

Questão 38

Questão
Which of the following is a parametric test?
Responda
  • Wilcoxon
  • Mann-Whitney
  • Spearman's RHO
  • Pearson's r

Questão 39

Questão
Which is NOT an assumption underlying Parametric tests?
Responda
  • At least interval level data
  • Normally Distributed
  • Doesn't meet the homogeneity of variance
  • No extreme scores

Questão 40

Questão
What is the Pearson r in this correlation?
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Responda
  • -.296
  • 211
  • .000
  • 1

Questão 41

Questão
What is the P value in this Pearson correlation?
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Responda
  • P=.000
  • P<.001
  • P>.001
  • P=-.291

Questão 42

Questão
What is the sample size used?
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Responda
  • 211
  • 1
  • .000
  • -.291

Questão 43

Questão
What is the P value and can we reject the null hypothesis?
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Responda
  • .993, no
  • .993, yes
  • .987, no
  • .000, yes

Questão 44

Questão
There is a _______ % chance of the results being obtained by sampling error alone
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Responda
  • 99%
  • -0.1%
  • -.009%
  • 98%

Questão 45

Questão
What does reliability mean?
Responda
  • Used to measure the degree to which something measures what it is supposed to and whether the cause and effect can be understood
  • Used to measure the degree of which measurements are consistent or repeatable and whether the experiment yields similar reults
  • Should yield similar results irrespective of who administers it
  • Face, content, concurrent etc

Questão 46

Questão
What does validity mean?
Responda
  • To what degree are measurements consistent and repeatable
  • To what degree the experiment measures what it is supposed to
  • To what degree findings are similar irrespective of who administers them
  • Includes internal consistency measures e.g. split half, odd-even etc

Questão 47

Questão
Which is NOT a method of assessing reliability?
Responda
  • Cronbach's Alpha
  • Test-retest
  • Inter-rater
  • Known groups

Questão 48

Questão
What is the correct order for hypothesis testing?
Responda
  • Generate a hypothesis, Conduct a study, Work out probability, Decide to reject or accept the null hypothesis
  • Conduct a study, Generate a hypothesis, Work out probability, Decide to reject or accept the null hypothesis
  • Work out probability, Generate a hypothesis, Decide to reject or accept the null hypothesis, Conduct a study
  • Decide to reject or accept the null hypothesis, Conduct a study, Work out probability, Generate a hypothesis

Questão 49

Questão
What is the critical region in relation to a normal distribution?
Responda
  • The middle 95%
  • The 5% underneath the tails
  • The whole curve
  • There isn't a critical region

Questão 50

Questão
What is the SS of the following numbers? 5,7,1,4
Responda
  • 18.74
  • -36.745
  • 36.75
  • 10.5

Questão 51

Questão
Chocolate will positively correlate with happiness. What type of directional hypothesis is this?
Responda
  • One-tailed
  • Two-Tailed
  • Type I
  • Type II

Questão 52

Questão
In a set of data with extreme scores what would be the best measure of central tendency?
Responda
  • Mean
  • Median
  • Mode
  • Range

Questão 53

Questão
Repeated measures, normally distributed, Violation of homogeneity of variance. What statistical test should be used?
Responda
  • Wilcoxon
  • Mann-Whitney
  • Pearson's r
  • Chi-Square

Questão 54

Questão
Independent groups, Normally distributed, Violation of homogeneity of variance. What statistical test should be used?
Responda
  • WIlcoxon
  • Chi-square
  • Mann-Whitney
  • Spearman's RHO

Questão 55

Questão
The standard error is...
Responda
  • The standard deviation divided by the square root of the number of participants in the sample
  • The square root of variance
  • A point estimate
  • N squared

Questão 56

Questão
What is t when the sample mean is 36 and the population mean in 57 and a standard error of 5.6?
Responda
  • -3.75
  • 3.75
  • 4.28
  • -4.28

Questão 57

Questão
In relation to Cohen's d what are the effect sizes?
Responda
  • 0.2=small, 0.5=moderate, 0.8=large
  • 0.2=large, 0.5=moderate, 0.8=small
  • 0.3=small, 0.6=moderate, 0.9=large
  • 0.3=large, 0.6=moderate, 0.9=small

Questão 58

Questão
If two variables are totally independent, then the correlation between them is:
Responda
  • -0.1
  • -1
  • 1
  • zero

Questão 59

Questão
In an independent t-test, you would use the equal variances are not assumed part of the output when Levene's test is
Responda
  • Above a criterion significance level (e.g. p>0.05)
  • Below a criterion significance level (e.g. p<0.05)
  • When number of participants are unequal in the two conditions
  • When you have skewed data

Questão 60

Questão
Levene's test is:
Responda
  • A test of heterogeneity that relies on the assumption of abnormality
  • A test of homogeneity that relies on the assumption of abnormality
  • A test of heterogeneity that does not rely on the assumption of normality
  • A test of homogeneity of variances that does not rely on the assumption of normality

Questão 61

Questão
We can't use a single t-test to compare:
Responda
  • 1 group to a population (one;sample t;test)
  • 2 groups to each other (independent;samples t;test)
  • Scores on 2 measures to each other (paired;samples t;test)
  • More than two groups

Questão 62

Questão
How many t-test comparisons would you need to conduct as follow ups, if there are 8 levels in the factor?
Responda
  • 21
  • 25
  • 28
  • 35

Questão 63

Questão
What is the main problem with using multiple t-tests?
Responda
  • Increased chances of a type one error (reject the null hypothesis when it is true) as each comparison increases p-value
  • Increased chances of a type two error (failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false) as each comparison decreases p-value
  • There isn't one

Questão 64

Questão
The narrower the confidence intervals:
Responda
  • The more confidence you can place in your results
  • The less you can rely on the results
  • The greater the chance that your results were due to sampling error

Questão 65

Questão
Repeated measures designs are:
Responda
  • Are exactly the same power as independent design
  • Less powerful than independent designs
  • More powerful than independent designs
  • None of the above

Questão 66

Questão
Sample means are:
Responda
  • Point estimates of sample means
  • Interval estimates of population means
  • Interval estimates of sample means
  • Point estimates of population means

Questão 67

Questão
For an experiment comparing two treatment conditions, an independent-measures design would obtain ____ score(s) for each subject and a repeated-measures design would obtain ____ score(s) for each subject.
Responda
  • 1, 2
  • 2, 1
  • 2, 2
  • 1, 1

Questão 68

Questão
A repeated-measures study finds a mean difference of MD = 5 points between two treatment conditions. Which of the following sample characteristics is most likely to produce a significant t statistic for the hypothesis test?
Responda
  • A small sample size (n) and a large variance
  • A small sample size (n) and a small variance
  • A large sample size (n) and a small variance
  • A large sample size (n) and a large variance

Questão 69

Questão
For which of the following situations would a repeated-measures research design be appropriate?
Responda
  • Comparing problem solving skills for science majors versus art majors at a college
  • Comparing self-esteem for students who participate in school athletics versus those who do not
  • Comparing pain tolerance before and after taking a new pain medication
  • Comparing verbal skills for girls versus boys at age 3

Questão 70

Questão
A research report describing the results from a repeated-measures study includes the following: "The data show no significant difference between the two treatments, t(10) = 1.65, p = .07." Based on this report, you can conclude that a total of ____ individuals participated in the research study .
Responda
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 9

Questão 71

Questão
For the repeated-measures t statistic, df = ____.
Responda
  • (n1 - 1) + (n2 - 1)
  • n1 + n2 - 2
  • n - 1
  • n1 + n2 - 1

Questão 72

Questão
A repeated-measures experiment and a matched-subjects experiment both produce t statistics with df = 20. Which experiment used more subjects?
Responda
  • They both used n = 22 subjects
  • Repeated measures
  • They both used n = 21 subjects.
  • Matched subjects

Questão 73

Questão
Which of the following sets of data is most likely to produce a significant t statistic? NB: MD = Mean Difference, SS = Sum of Squared Deviations
Responda
  • MD = 2 and SS = 10
  • MD = 2 and SS = 100
  • MD = 10 and SS = 10
  • MD = 10 and SS = 100

Questão 74

Questão
If the null hypothesis is true, on average the expected value for the related-samples t statistic is ____.
Responda
  • 1
  • 1.96
  • t > 1.96
  • 0

Questão 75

Questão
A research report describing the results from a repeated-measures study states, "The data showed a significant difference between treatments, t(22) = 4.71, p < .001." From this report you can conclude that the outcome of the hypothesis test was ____.
Responda
  • To reject the null hypothesis
  • To fail to reject the null hypothesis
  • To make a Type II error
  • To make a Type I error

Questão 76

Questão
The purpose for post tests is
Responda
  • To determine whether or not a Type I error was committed.
  • To determine how much difference exists between the treatments.
  • To determine which treatments are significantly different.
  • None of the above.

Questão 77

Questão
In general, the largest F-ratio will be obtained when the differences between sample means are ____ and the magnitudes of the sample variances are ____.
Responda
  • Small, small
  • Small, large
  • Large, small
  • Large, large

Questão 78

Questão
In analysis of variance, the F-ratio is a ratio of?
Responda
  • Sample means
  • Sample means divided by variances
  • Variances
  • Sample variances divided by sample means

Questão 79

Questão
In analysis of variance, the term factor refers to ____.
Responda
  • A dependent variable
  • An independent (or quasi-independent) variable
  • A treatment mean
  • A treatment total

Questão 80

Questão
When the null hypothesis is true for an ANOVA, what is the expected value for the F-ratio?
Responda
  • 0
  • 1.00
  • k - 1
  • N - k

Questão 81

Questão
For an experiment comparing more than two treatment conditions you should use analysis of variance rather than separate t tests because ____.
Responda
  • You are less likely to make a mistake in the computations of ANOVA
  • A test based on variances is more sensitive than a test based on means
  • ANOVA has less risk of a Type I Error because several means are compared in one test
  • ANOVA has less risk of a Type II Error because several means are compared in one test

Questão 82

Questão
Under what circumstances is the experimentwise alpha level a concern?
Responda
  • Whenever you do an analysis of variance
  • Whenever an experiment compares exactly two treatments
  • Whenever an experiment involves more than one hypothesis test
  • Whenever the alpha level is greater than .05

Questão 83

Questão
How many levels did the independent variable have?
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Responda
  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4

Questão 84

Questão
Which of the following statistical statements best describes the result of the analysis:
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Responda
  • F(2,197) = 3.45, p = .034
  • F(2,197) = 3.45, p = 0.034
  • F(2,195) = 3.45, p = 0.034
  • F(2,195) = 3.45, p = .034

Questão 85

Questão
How many participants were included in this analysis?
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Responda
  • 195
  • 197
  • 198
  • 194

Questão 86

Questão
A study finds a correlation coefficient of 0.5, what amount of variance is left unexplained?
Responda
  • 50%
  • 75%
  • 40%
  • 64%

Questão 87

Questão
A study finds an effect size of 64%, what is the value of Pearson's r?
Responda
  • 0.64
  • 0.36
  • 0.8
  • 36%

Questão 88

Questão
What is the basis or logic of inferential statistical tests?
Responda
  • To work out the probability of obtaining an effect due to sampling error when the null hypothesis is true
  • To work out the probability of obtaining an effect due to sampling error when the null hypothesis is false
  • To work out the probability of making a type II error
  • All of the answers

Questão 89

Questão
Power of an experiment is:
Responda
  • α
  • The ability of the experiment to reject the null hypothesis if it is, in fact, false
  • The sensitivity of participants to your experimental manipulation
  • All of the answers

Questão 90

Questão
How do we denote power?
Responda
  • α
  • 1 - α
  • β
  • 1 - β

Questão 91

Questão
Quasi-experimental designs have?
Responda
  • Non-random allocation of participants to conditions
  • An IV and a DV
  • No IV or DV
  • Both an IV and a DV as well as non-random allocation of participants in conditions

Questão 92

Questão
The higher the t-value, the more likely it is that the differences between groups are:
Responda
  • A result of sampling error
  • Not a result of sampling error
  • Similar to each other
  • None of the answers

Questão 93

Questão
The effect size for independent groups, d, can be calculated by:
Responda
  • (Mean 1 - Mean 2) / mean SD
  • (Mean 1 + Mean 2) / mean SD
  • (Mean 1 - Mean 2) / SEM
  • (Mean 1 + Mean 2) / SEM

Questão 94

Questão
Power is the ability to detect:
Responda
  • A statistically significant effect where one exists
  • A psychologically important effect where one exists
  • Both Statistically and Psychologically important
  • Design flaws

Questão 95

Questão
A researcher has found a correlation coefficient of r=+.3, CI(95%) = -.2 - (+.7). Which is the most sensible conclusion? We are 95% confident that the population regression line would be:
Responda
  • Positive (+.3)
  • Zero
  • Negative (-.2)
  • Between -.2 and +.7

Questão 96

Questão
When the between-groups variance is a lot larger than the within-groups variance, the F-value is _____ and the likelihood of such a result occurring by sampling error ____.
Responda
  • Large;Increases
  • Large;Decreases
  • Small;Increases
  • Small;Decreases

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