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A level linear Psychology data analysis test
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Which type of data is the mode most likely to be used with?
Qualitative
Ordinal
Ratio
Nominal
2
Data collected from Government statistics and newspapers is called...
Primary data
Quantitative data
Qualitative data
Secondary data
3
If your probability level is p<0.05 which hypothesis should you accept?
Negative hypothesis
Null hypothesis
Alternate hypothesis
Dispositional hypothesis
4
When would you NOT use the mean as a measure of central tendency?
When you wanted to find the average
When you had extreme scores
When you had a normal distribution
When you had a skewed distribution
5
Would a probability level of p>0.05 be significant?
Possibly
Yes
Probably
No
6
In p<0.05 what does the p stand for?
Probability
Primary data
Partiality
Possibility
7
Which parametric statistical test would be used with ratio data and a correlation?
Spearman's rho
Pearson's Product Moment test
Related t-test
Binomial Sign test
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What is the median of the following scores: 10, 6, 7, 2, 5?
7
6
10
5
9
What type of graph is this?
Scatergraph
Bar chart
Pie chart
Frequency polygon
10
A researcher collects scores out of 20 from participants on a memory test. This is....
Ratio data
Nominal data
Ordinal data
Interval data
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A researcher records how many participants have blue, green and brown eyes. This is..
Ratio data
Nominal data
Interval data
Ordinal data
12
Would a probability level of p<0.05 be significant?
No
Probably not
Possibly maybe
Yes
13
Data that involves participant's feelings and thoughts and is in written form is called...
Secondary data
Primary data
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
14
If you had a matched pairs design and ordinal data, what test would you use?
Wilcoxon signed ranks test
Spearman's rho test
Chi-square test
Mann-Whitney U test
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What type of distribution is this?
A normal distribution
A positive correlation
A negatively skewed distribution
A positively skewed distribution
16
What is the range of the following scores? 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 25, 29
25
27
29
4
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A researcher records the reaction time of participant's. This is.....
Nominal data
Ratio data
Ordinal data
Interval data
18
What is the mean of the following scores? 5,10,5,8,2
5
6
10
3
19
What type of correlation does this graph show?
No correlation
Positive
A significant difference
Negative
20
What type of graph is this?
Bar chart
Histogram
Frequency polygon (line graph)
Scattergraph
21
If you use a p<0.01 level of significance you are more likely to make a…
False positive
Significant result
Type 1 error
Type 2 error
22
Which statistical tests use nominal data?
Chi-square test
Sign test (Binomial)
Mann-Whitney U test
Spearman's rho test
23
0.05 is what as a percentage?
5%
0.5%
50%
25%
24
20% of a psychology class fail the exam, what is this as a fraction?
1/5th
2/5ths
1/20th
2/10ths
25
Which non-parametric statistical test would you use with a correlation?
Mann-Whitney U test
Wilcoxon signed ranks test
Sign test (Binomial)
Spearman's rho
26
What statistical test would you use with ordinal data and independent measures design?
Mann-Whitney U test
Spearman's rho
Wilcoxon signed ranks
Chi-square test
