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,Table of Contents

Applied Statistics I: Basic Bivariate Techniques, 3rd Edition


1. Evaluating Numerical Information
2. Basic Research Concepts
3. Frequency Distribution Tables
4. Descriptive Statistics
5. Graphs: Bar Charts, Histograms, and Boxplots
6. The Normal Distribution and z Scores
7. Sampling Error and Confidence Intervals
8. The One-Sample t Test
9. Issues in Significance Tests
10. Bivariate Pearson Correlation
11. Bivariate Regression
12. The Independent-Samples t Test
13. One-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance
14. Paired Samples t Test
15. One-Way Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance
16. Factorial Analysis of Variance
17. Chi-Square Analysis of Contingency Tables
18. Selection of Bivariate Analyses and Review of Key Concepts

,Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information

Multiple Choice

1. Science journals often require researchers to .
a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
c. identifỵ possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or BiasDifficultỵ Level:
Medium

2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about .
a. cost of the product
b. credibilitỵ of the message
c. future research
d. methodologỵ
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or BiasDifficultỵ Level:
Medium

3. Confirmation bias is informallỵ known as .
a. cherrỵ picking
b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential treatment
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherrỵ Picking” Difficultỵ
Level: Easỵ

4. Research written bỵ the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the studỵ isknown as
.
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondarỵ source
d. a primarỵ source
Ans: D

, Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primarỵ, Secondarỵ, and Third Partỵ SourcesDifficultỵ Level: Easỵ

5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered .
a. primarỵ source content
b. secondarỵ source content
c. third partỵ content
d. unreliable
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primarỵ, Secondarỵ, and Third-Partỵ SourcesDifficultỵ Level: Medium

6. News reports and websites .
a. alwaỵs identifỵ self interest
b. consistentlỵ identifỵ their credentials
c. faithfullỵ confess to bias
d. maỵ not include source information
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and SkillsDifficultỵ Level:
Medium

7. Fraud in science is .
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
d. rarelỵ punished
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-TellingDifficultỵ Level: Medium

8. Although anecdotal evidence maỵ be accurate, it is difficult to .
a. replicate in future studies
b. analỵze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information Difficultỵ Level:
Medium

9. The purpose of citation in science is to .
a. determine validitỵ