Question 1
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Assuming the data meets the assumptions of parametric tests, non-parametric tests compared to their parametric counterparts ____________.
Question 2
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A researcher measured leadership skills in doctors, police officers and accountants. The data were skewed. What is the most appropriate test to analyse the data?
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Kruskal-wallis test
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Friedman test
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Wilcoxon test
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Mann-whitney test
Question 3
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The results of the test used to analyze the data described in question 2 showed a significant result. How should the researcher carry out post-hoc tests?
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Compare groups using Mann-whitney test
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Compare groups using Wilcoxon test
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Compare groups using t-Test
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Non of the above. Post-hoc analyses can not be carried out with non-parametric data
Question 4
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An advantage of non parametric statistics is that ____________.
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They are easy to calculate
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They are very powerful
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You need a computer to calculate them
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They have many assumptions to meet
Question 5
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Which of the following tests is analogous to a standard within-subjects ANOVA?
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Friedman
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Kruskal-wallis
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Wilcoxon
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Mann-whitney
Question 6
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Tied scores (when two or more scores have the same value) may present a problem in non-parametric tests. The way to deal with them in a Kruskal-Wallis test is to
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Throw out the tied data
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Assign any tied values the lower of the ranks they would have recieved had they not been tied
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Use a random number table to assign ranks to the tied values
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Assign any tied values the average of the ranks they would have recieved had they not been tied
Question 7
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A data-set contains the following values: 23, 28, 37, 23, 45, 49, 37, 62. Rank the values. Which rank is associated with value 37?
Question 8
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Researchers wanted to examine whether the 'sea-food' diet was effective. A group of volunteers were placed on the diet and their weight (in kilograms) was measured at the beginning of the diet, after 1 month, after 2 months, then at the end of the diet after 3 months. The data were not normally distributed. Which test would be appropriate to analyse the data?
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Friedman
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Wilcoxon
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Kruskal-Wallis
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Mann-Whitney
Question 9
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The output from the study described in question 8 is shown below.
What is the correct way to report these results?
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The weight of the participants did not significantly change during the diet, x2 (3) = .60, p = .89
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The weight of the participants did significantly changed during the diet, x2 (3) = .60, p > .05
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The weight of the participants did not significantly change during the diet, x2 (3) = .60, p = .90
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The weight of the participants did significantly changed during the diet, x2 (3) = .60, p < .05
Question 10
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In a Kruskal-Wallis test, the ____________ the value of H, the more likely you are to reject the null hypothesis