7031 Quantitative Research-pre-test

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1.

According to the text, which of the following terms refers to an individual unit of study that isnot a human being?
- A.
  
  Case
- B.
  
  Subject
- C.
  
  Participant
- D.
  
  Sample
Correct Answer
A. Case
2.

When the value of a trait being measure is the same for all cases, we refer to this value as a
- A.
  
  Unit
- B.
  
  Continuous variable
- C.
  
  Parameter
- D.
  
  Constant
Correct Answer
D. Constant
3.

Despite the fact that most of the statistics discussed in the text are inappropriate for ordinal data, _____ coefficient can be used to measure the degree of relationship between two sets of ranks.
- A.
  
  Pearson rho
- B.
  
  Spearman rho
- C.
  
  Z. test
- D.
  
  Kappa
Correct Answer
C. Z. test
4.

For which of the following scales must we assume that the distance between two adjacent scores is not equal to the distance between two other adjacent scores?
- A.
  
  Nominal
- B.
  
  Ordinal
- C.
  
  Proportional
- D.
  
  Ratio
Correct Answer
B. Ordinal
5.

______ variables are variables whose values theoretically could fall anywhere between adjacent scale units.
- A.
  
  Continuous
- B.
  
  Discrete
- C.
  
  Dichotomous
- D.
  
  Nominal
Correct Answer
C. Dichotomous
6.

A ______ lists each observed score, along with the number of cases falling at each score. a. normal distribution
- A.
  
  Normal distribution
- B.
  
  Frequency table
- C.
  
  Percentile table
- D.
  
  Score Interval
Correct Answer
B. Frequency table
7.

Which way of presenting data can be described as a hybrid between a table and a graph?
- A.
  
  Histogram
- B.
  
  Realitive frequency table
- C.
  
  Stem adn leaf display
- D.
  
  Frequency curve
Correct Answer
C. Stem adn leaf display

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7031 Quantitative Research-pre-test

According to the text, which of the following terms refers to an individual unit of study that isnot a human being?

When the value of a trait being measure is the same for all cases, we refer to this value as a

Despite the fact that most of the statistics discussed in the text are inappropriate for ordinal data, _____ coefficient can be used to measure the degree of relationship between two sets of ranks.

For which of the following scales must we assume that the distance between two adjacent scores is not equal to the distance between two other adjacent scores?

______ variables are variables whose values theoretically could fall anywhere between adjacent scale units.

A ______ lists each observed score, along with the number of cases falling at each score. a. normal distribution

Which way of presenting data can be described as a hybrid between a table and a graph?