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  • 1. 

    Statistical methods are used to do what?

    • A.

      Organise data

    • B.

      Interpret data

    • C.

      Both

    Correct Answer
    C. Both
  • 2. 

    In order to be an experiment, what must a study do?

    • A.

      Manipulate the IV

    • B.

      Manipulate the DV

    • C.

      Be set in a lab

    Correct Answer
    A. Manipulate the IV
  • 3. 

    What does data collection require?

    • A.

      Using qualitative measurements to categorise the size or an event

    • B.

      Using a number to characterise the size of an event

    • C.

      Both of these

    Correct Answer
    C. Both of these
  • 4. 

    If i had, small, medium, and large portions available, what would this scale be?

    • A.

      Nominal

    • B.

      Interval

    • C.

      Ordinal

    Correct Answer
    C. Ordinal
  • 5. 

    In a positively skewed distribution, which central tendency has the highest value?

    • A.

      Mean

    • B.

      Median

    • C.

      Mode

    Correct Answer
    A. Mean
  • 6. 

    When a distribution of scores corresponds to normal distribution its said to be...

    • A.

      Symmetrical

    • B.

      Asymmetrical

    • C.

      Bimodal

    Correct Answer
    A. Symmetrical
  • 7. 

    The formula for variance is... 

    • A.

      Square root of Sum of x^2 - (sum of x)^2/N

    • B.

      (Sum of x)^2 - sum of x^2/N

    • C.

      Sum of x^2 - (sum of x)^2/N

    Correct Answer
    C. Sum of x^2 - (sum of x)^2/N
  • 8. 

    When measuring data at the nominal level, the test is...

    • A.

      Parametric

    • B.

      Non-parametric

    • C.

      Niether

    Correct Answer
    B. Non-parametric
  • 9. 

    When measuring data at an ordinal level, the test is

    • A.

      Parametric

    • B.

      Non-parametric

    • C.

      Niether

    Correct Answer
    B. Non-parametric
  • 10. 

    When data is at an interval level, the appropriate test is..

    • A.

      Parametric

    • B.

      Non-parametric

    • C.

      Neither

    Correct Answer
    A. Parametric
  • 11. 

    What is family wise error rate?

    • A.

      Probability of making type 1 errors across all individual tests made on a set of data

    • B.

      Probability of making type 2 errors across all individual tests made on a set of data

    • C.

      Probability of of avoiding any errors

    Correct Answer
    A. Probability of making type 1 errors across all individual tests made on a set of data
  • 12. 

    What maintains the family wise error rate?

    • A.

      ANOVA

    • B.

      Post-hoc analysis

    • C.

      Both

    Correct Answer
    B. Post-hoc analysis
  • 13. 

    Family wise error rate...

    • A.

      Increases with the number of comparisons

    • B.

      Decreases with the number of comparisons

    • C.

      Stays the same no matter what comparison

    Correct Answer
    A. Increases with the number of comparisons
  • 14. 

    What is the formula for working out family wise error rate?

    • A.

      (1- no.comparisons) ^2

    • B.

      1 - ( 1 - alpha level) ^ no. comparisons

    • C.

      1 - (2- alpha level) ^ no.comparisons

    Correct Answer
    B. 1 - ( 1 - alpha level) ^ no. comparisons
  • 15. 

    What test is used for an unrelated design with nominal data?

    • A.

      Wilcoxon Ranked Sum

    • B.

      Chi - Square

    • C.

      Sign test

    Correct Answer
    B. Chi - Square
  • 16. 

    What test is used for an unrelated design with ordinal data?

    • A.

      Wilcoxon Ranked Sum

    • B.

      Chi - Square

    • C.

      Sign test

    Correct Answer
    A. Wilcoxon Ranked Sum
  • 17. 

    What test is used for an unrelated design with interval data?

    • A.

      Wilcoxon ranked sum

    • B.

      Un-related t-test

    • C.

      Chi- Square

    Correct Answer
    B. Un-related t-test
  • 18. 

    What test is used for a related design with ordinal data?

    • A.

      Wilcoxon signed ranks

    • B.

      Wilxocon ranked sum

    • C.

      Related t test

    Correct Answer
    A. Wilcoxon signed ranks
  • 19. 

    What test is used at interval data?

    • A.

      Sign test

    • B.

      T test

    • C.

      ANOVA

    Correct Answer
    B. T test
  • 20. 

    If data is nominal with a related design what test is used?

    • A.

      Sign test

    • B.

      T-test

    • C.

      ANOVA

    Correct Answer
    A. Sign test
  • 21. 

    At what level does data have to be for ANOVA?

    • A.

      Nominal

    • B.

      Ordinal

    • C.

      Interval

    Correct Answer
    C. Interval
  • 22. 

    What correlation is parametric?

    • A.

      Spearmans

    • B.

      Pearsons

    • C.

      Both

    Correct Answer
    B. Pearsons
  • 23. 

    Y = bx + a . What equation do you use to work out b?

    • A.

      Total xy - totalx*totaly / N*totalx^2 - (totalx)^2

    • B.

      Totaly - b*totalx / N

    • C.

      N*total xy - totalx*totaly / N*totalx^2 - (totalx)^2

    Correct Answer
    C. N*total xy - totalx*totaly / N*totalx^2 - (totalx)^2
  • 24. 

    Y = bx + a. How do you work out a?

    • A.

      Totaly - b*totalx / N

    • B.

      B*totaly - totalX / N

    • C.

      Totaly-totalx/N

    Correct Answer
    A. Totaly - b*totalx / N
  • 25. 

    For wilxocon, for a W value to be significant at 5% what does the W value have to be?

    • A.

      Less than or equal to the critical value at 5%

    • B.

      More than or equal to the critical value at 5%

    • C.

      The same as the critical value at 5%

    Correct Answer
    A. Less than or equal to the critical value at 5%
  • 26. 

    In Wilcoxon, why do you take the smallest W value if n is the same for both groups?

    • A.

      Reduce the size of the CV table

    • B.

      Increase the size of the CV table

    • C.

      No reason

    Correct Answer
    A. Reduce the size of the CV table

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