Understanding Statistics

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1
What does a bell curve represent?
Skewed data
Random data
Normal distribution
Uniform distribution
2
What is a null hypothesis?
Always false
No difference expected
Difference expected
Always true
3
True or false: Statistical thinking is only for researchers
True
False
4
How can counselors use statistical thinking?
Visualize data
Understand client needs
Collect data
Predict outcomes
5
Which statistic is used for more than two groups?
t-test
ANOVA
Regression
Chi-square
6
What is the significance of a p-value?
Indicates probability
Indicates validity
Indicates correlation
Indicates reliability
7
Which test compares means of two groups?
Chi-square
ANOVA
t-test
Regression
8
Which variable depends on others?
Independent variable
Control variable
Random variable
Dependent variable
9
True or false: A p-value below 0.05 is significant
False
True
10
What is a Type I error?
True positive
True negative
False positive
False negative
11
What is the purpose of a control group?
Test new intervention
Measure reliability
Provide comparison
Ensure validity
12
What is the main focus of inferential statistics?
Describing data
Inferring population trends
Visualizing data
Collecting data
13
What does a z-score indicate?
Probability value
Sample size
Total score
Distance from mean
14
What does reliability refer to?
Accuracy of a measure
Complexity of a measure
Speed of a measure
Consistency of a measure
15
What is the main goal of statistical thinking?
Testing tools
Collecting data
Making informed decisions
Describing trends
16
Which assessment measures depression severity?
WHODAS
PHQ-9
Cronbach's alpha
MSJCC
17
What does a positive correlation imply?
It depends
No relationship
One increases, other decreases
Both increase or both decrease
18
What is the effect size?
Meaningfulness
Sample size
Probability value
Mean difference
19
Which method ensures equal chance of selection?
Random sampling
Cluster sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling

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Understanding Statistics

19 termsStudBud Administration16 plays

Test your knowledge on key concepts and principles of statistics

Flashcards19 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 19

Answers

1
What does a bell curve represent?
Skewed data
Random data
Normal distribution
Uniform distribution
2
What is a null hypothesis?
Always false
No difference expected
Difference expected
Always true
3
True or false: Statistical thinking is only for researchers
True
False
4
How can counselors use statistical thinking?
Visualize data
Understand client needs
Collect data
Predict outcomes
5
Which statistic is used for more than two groups?
t-test
ANOVA
Regression
Chi-square
6
What is the significance of a p-value?
Indicates probability
Indicates validity
Indicates correlation
Indicates reliability
7
Which test compares means of two groups?
Chi-square
ANOVA
t-test
Regression
8
Which variable depends on others?
Independent variable
Control variable
Random variable
Dependent variable
9
True or false: A p-value below 0.05 is significant
False
True
10
What is a Type I error?
True positive
True negative
False positive
False negative
11
What is the purpose of a control group?
Test new intervention
Measure reliability
Provide comparison
Ensure validity
12
What is the main focus of inferential statistics?
Describing data
Inferring population trends
Visualizing data
Collecting data
13
What does a z-score indicate?
Probability value
Sample size
Total score
Distance from mean
14
What does reliability refer to?
Accuracy of a measure
Complexity of a measure
Speed of a measure
Consistency of a measure
15
What is the main goal of statistical thinking?
Testing tools
Collecting data
Making informed decisions
Describing trends
16
Which assessment measures depression severity?
WHODAS
PHQ-9
Cronbach's alpha
MSJCC
17
What does a positive correlation imply?
It depends
No relationship
One increases, other decreases
Both increase or both decrease
18
What is the effect size?
Meaningfulness
Sample size
Probability value
Mean difference
19
Which method ensures equal chance of selection?
Random sampling
Cluster sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling