Test Bank For Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques 3rd Edition by Rebecca Warner.pdf

TEST BANK m




Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques
m m m m m




3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner
m m m m m

,TABLE OF CONTENT
m m




• 1.m Evaluating m Numerical m Information

• 2.m Basic m Research m Concepts

• 3.m Frequencym Distribution m Tables

• 4.m Descriptivem Statistics

• 5.m Graphs: m Barm Charts,m Histograms,m and m Boxplots

• 6.m Them Normal m Distribution m and m z m Scores


• 7.m Sampling m Errorm and m Confidencem Intervals

• 8.m Them One-Samplem tm Test

• 9.m Issues m in m Significance m Tests

• 10.m Bivariatem Pearson m Correlation

• 11.m Bivariatem Regression

• 12.m Them Independent-Samples m tm Test

• 13.m One-Waym Between-Subjects m Analysis m ofm Variance

• 14.m Paired m Samples m tm Test


• 15.m One-Waym Repeated-Measures m Analysis m ofm Variance

• 16.m Factorial m Analysis m ofm Variance

• 17.m Chi-Squarem Analysis m ofm Contingencym Tables

• 18.m Selection m ofm Bivariatem Analyses m and m Reviewm ofm Keym Concepts

,Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information
m m m m




MultiplemChoice

1. Sciencemjournalsmoften mrequiremresearchersmtom .
a. guaranteemsignificantmresults
b. providemnamesmof mparticipants
c. identifympossiblemconflictsmof minterest
d. subscribemtomthemjourna
lmAns:mC
CognitivemDomain:mKnowledge
AnswermLocation:m1.3.1mSelf-
InterestmormBiasmDifficultymLevel:mMedium

2. Communicatormself-interestmcan mproducemconcernsmaboutm .
a. costmof mthemproduct
b. credibilitymof mthemmessage
c. futuremresearch
d. methodology
mAns:mB

CognitivemDomain:mKnowledge
AnswermLocation:m1.3.1mSelf-
InterestmormBiasmDifficultymLevel:mMedium

3. Confirmation mbiasmisminformallymknown masm .
a. cherrympicking
b. natural mselection
c. favoritism
d. preferential mtreatment
mAns:mA

CognitivemDomain:mKnowledge
AnswermLocation:m1.3.2mBiasmandm“CherrymPicking”m
DifficultymLevel:mEasy

4. Research mwritten mbymthemperson mwith mfirst-
handmknowledgemofmthemeventsmofmthemstudymismknown masm.
a. amliteraturemreview
b. questionable
c. amsecondarymsource
d. amprimarymsource
mAns:mD

, CognitivemDomain:mKnowledge
AnswermLocation:m1.3.3mPrimary,mSecondary,mandmThirdmPartymSourcesm
DifficultymLevel:mEasy

5. Much mof mthemcontentmon mwebsitesmformnewsmentitiesmismconsideredm .
a. primarymsourcemcontent
b. secondarymsourcemcontent
c. thirdmpartymcontent
d. unreliable
mAns:mC

CognitivemDomain:mComprehension
AnswermLocation:m1.3.3mPrimary,mSecondary,mandmThird-
PartymSourcesmDifficultymLevel:mMedium

6. Newsmreportsmandmwebsitesm .
a. alwaysmidentifymself minterest
b. consistentlymidentifymtheirmcredentials
c. faithfullymconfessmtombias
d. maymnotmincludemsourceminformatio
n mAns:mD
CognitivemDomain:mComprehension
AnswermLocation:m1.3.4mCommunicatormCredentialsmandmSkills
mDifficultymLevel:mMedium




7. Fraudmin msciencemism .
a. rarembutmhasmoccurred
b. acceptablemin mcertain mcircumstances
c. nevermreported
d. rarelympunished
mAns:mA

CognitivemDomain:mComprehension
AnswermLocation:m1.3.5mTrackmRecordmformTruth-
TellingmDifficultymLevel:mMedium

8. Although manecdotal mevidencemmaymbemaccurate,mitmismdifficultmtom .
a. replicatemin mfuturemstudies
b. analyze
c. generalizemtomamlargermpopulation
d. gain mpermission mtompublis
h mAns:mC
CognitivemDomain:mComprehension
AnswermLocation:m1.4.1mAnecdotal mVersusmNumerical mInformation mDifficu
ltymLevel:mMedium

9. Thempurposemof mcitation min msciencemismtom .
a. determinemvalidity