Instructor Resource
Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Generally, what is the first step in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which of the following steps in the research process involves calculating statistics?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. The final step in the research hypothesis involves ______.
a. developing a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collecting data
c. analyzing data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. The ______ uses objective and systematic collection and analysis of empirical data
to test theories and hypotheses.
a. scientific method
b. theory construction
c. hypothesis formation
d. statistics
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
, Instructor Resource
Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main steps or phases in the scientific
method of inquiry?
a. collecting data
b. developing a null hypothesis
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. When a researcher has determined that the data will come from responses to a
survey, which step in the research process would this fall under?
a. collecting data
b. analyzing data
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which step in the research process involves identifying the question or issue of
interest?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicate the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Drawing a sample from a population, determining how the variables will be
measured, and selecting a method by which to collect the data are all part of which step
in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Collecting Data
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
9. A research hypothesis may be defined as a statement ______.
a. regarding a spurious relationship between variables
b. regarding a general question of interest
c. regarding an expected relationship between variables
d. developed at the end of a research study
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. A research hypothesis may best be thought of as ______.
a. proof
b. a prediction
c. an idea
d. a decision
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. A research hypothesis is best thought of as ______.
a. directional
b. an expected relationship between samples and populations
c. bimodal
d. developed at the end of a research study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. A research hypothesis is a ______ regarding the relationship between variables.
a. statistic
b. decision
c. question
d. statement
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. The independent variable is the variable that is ______ by the researcher, while the
dependent variable is the variable ______ by the researcher.
a. manipulated; caused
b. measured; controlled
c. measured; manipulated
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Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
d. manipulated; measured
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. Within a research hypothesis, the independent variable may be thought of as the
______ and the dependent variable may be thought of as the ______.
a. effect; cause
b. prediction; conclusion
c. cause; effect
d. question; answer
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. The dependent variable may be thought of as the ______; the independent variable
is the ______.
a. cause; outcome
b. goal; the way of achieving the goal
c. effect; cause
d. beginning; end
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
16. Within a research hypothesis, the ______ variable may be thought of as the
______.
a. independent; cause
b. independent; outcome
c. dependent; cause
d. dependent; beginning
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. Within a research hypothesis, the ______ variable may be thought of as the
______.
a. independent; outcome
Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Generally, what is the first step in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which of the following steps in the research process involves calculating statistics?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. The final step in the research hypothesis involves ______.
a. developing a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collecting data
c. analyzing data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. The ______ uses objective and systematic collection and analysis of empirical data
to test theories and hypotheses.
a. scientific method
b. theory construction
c. hypothesis formation
d. statistics
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
, Instructor Resource
Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main steps or phases in the scientific
method of inquiry?
a. collecting data
b. developing a null hypothesis
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. When a researcher has determined that the data will come from responses to a
survey, which step in the research process would this fall under?
a. collecting data
b. analyzing data
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which step in the research process involves identifying the question or issue of
interest?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicate the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Drawing a sample from a population, determining how the variables will be
measured, and selecting a method by which to collect the data are all part of which step
in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Collecting Data
Difficulty Level: Easy
, Instructor Resource
Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
9. A research hypothesis may be defined as a statement ______.
a. regarding a spurious relationship between variables
b. regarding a general question of interest
c. regarding an expected relationship between variables
d. developed at the end of a research study
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. A research hypothesis may best be thought of as ______.
a. proof
b. a prediction
c. an idea
d. a decision
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. A research hypothesis is best thought of as ______.
a. directional
b. an expected relationship between samples and populations
c. bimodal
d. developed at the end of a research study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. A research hypothesis is a ______ regarding the relationship between variables.
a. statistic
b. decision
c. question
d. statement
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. The independent variable is the variable that is ______ by the researcher, while the
dependent variable is the variable ______ by the researcher.
a. manipulated; caused
b. measured; controlled
c. measured; manipulated
, Instructor Resource
Tokunaga, Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
d. manipulated; measured
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. Within a research hypothesis, the independent variable may be thought of as the
______ and the dependent variable may be thought of as the ______.
a. effect; cause
b. prediction; conclusion
c. cause; effect
d. question; answer
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. The dependent variable may be thought of as the ______; the independent variable
is the ______.
a. cause; outcome
b. goal; the way of achieving the goal
c. effect; cause
d. beginning; end
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
16. Within a research hypothesis, the ______ variable may be thought of as the
______.
a. independent; cause
b. independent; outcome
c. dependent; cause
d. dependent; beginning
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent
Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. Within a research hypothesis, the ______ variable may be thought of as the
______.
a. independent; outcome
