HSCI 190 - Practice Test QUESTIONS
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WITH ANSWERS |\
Interval variables contain a true zero. True of false? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False |\ |\
Which of the following statements are true with respect to
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ordinal data?
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The numbers represent categories
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The order of the values have meaning
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The distance between values can be calculated
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The numbers represent actual measurable quantities -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All are true |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following would be the best measure of
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dispersion or spread for a study evaluating quality of life
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on a 1 to 5 scale?
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Standard error |\
Interquartile range |\
Variance
Standard deviation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Interquartile
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range
, Birth weights (lbs) is an example of what level of
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measurement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ratio data |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following is often used frame data?
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Relative values |\
Median as average |\ |\
Variance instead of standard deviation
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Absolute values - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Relative values
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Growth charts are an example of what type of graph?
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Two-way scatter plot |\ |\
Histogram
Absolute frequency polygon |\ |\
Cumulative frequency polygon - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Cumulative frequency polygon |\ |\
Jordan, a graduate student in biomedical and molecular
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sciences, is conducting a study exploring the plasma
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testosterone concentrations in adult male rats. Jordan is
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wants to visualize how the testosterone concentration
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(ng/ml) changed over time. What type of graph would
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best display Jordan's data?
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Cumulative frequency polygon |\ |\
Histogram
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WITH ANSWERS |\
Interval variables contain a true zero. True of false? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False |\ |\
Which of the following statements are true with respect to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ordinal data?
|\ |\
The numbers represent categories
|\ |\ |\
The order of the values have meaning
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The distance between values can be calculated
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The numbers represent actual measurable quantities -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All are true |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following would be the best measure of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dispersion or spread for a study evaluating quality of life
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
on a 1 to 5 scale?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Standard error |\
Interquartile range |\
Variance
Standard deviation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Interquartile
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
range
, Birth weights (lbs) is an example of what level of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
measurement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ratio data |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following is often used frame data?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Relative values |\
Median as average |\ |\
Variance instead of standard deviation
|\ |\ |\ |\
Absolute values - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Relative values
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Growth charts are an example of what type of graph?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Two-way scatter plot |\ |\
Histogram
Absolute frequency polygon |\ |\
Cumulative frequency polygon - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Cumulative frequency polygon |\ |\
Jordan, a graduate student in biomedical and molecular
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sciences, is conducting a study exploring the plasma
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
testosterone concentrations in adult male rats. Jordan is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
wants to visualize how the testosterone concentration
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(ng/ml) changed over time. What type of graph would
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
best display Jordan's data?
|\ |\ |\
Cumulative frequency polygon |\ |\
Histogram
