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1. When calculating a Pearson's correlation coefficient, it is necessary that both
variables have approximately normal distributions.: True
2. The variable "Group assignment" is an example of what level of measure-
ment?: Nominal
3. Statistics that allow for inferences to be made about a population from the
study of a sample are known as:: Inferential
4. Which measure of variability is used most often in conjunction with the
mean?: Standard deviation
5. Data that are categorical but can be rank-ordered in a meaningful way are
called:: Ordinal
6. The variable "religion" is an example of what level of data?: Nominal
7. The standard deviation is:: The square root of the variance
8. In a study that examines the effect of a peer mentor on the emotional status
of patients, what is the dependent variable?: Emotional status
9. The variable "miles per hour" is an example of what level of data:: Ratio
10. Information collected in a numerical form is called:: Quantitative
11. Which measure of central tendency is at the highest point on a graph?: Mode
12. The measure of central tendency that is the point at which half the scores fall
above and half the scores fall below is the:: Median
13. The mean and the mode are always the same for a dataset of over 10
values.: False
14. If the mean is to the left of the median, what is true?: The distribution is negatively
skewed.
15. A variable with equal distances between score units which also has a true
meaningful zero is:: Ratio
16. The third quartile is:: the point below which 75% of the scores lie.
17. Which quartile has the same value as the median?: 50%
18. Correlation coefficient tests allow you to determine if a cause and effect
relationship is present.: False
19. A study in which a set of patients are tested for pain level before and after
being given a new pain medication would use which test?: Dependent t-test
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