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Spatial Analysis Test #1 Review
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Which data collection method involves directly taking the measurements?
Primary
Secondary
2
TRUE OR FALSE: Interpretivism states that there is an objective "truth" that we can discover.
True
False
3
What are the three major divides of geography?
Physical, Cultural, and Techniques
Intangible, Tangible, and Human
Physical, Human, and Techniques
Mental, Emotional, and Techniques
4
Which variable is assumed to cause another variable?
Dependent
Independent
5
What integrated development environment (IDE) will we be using in this class?
SRtudio
RSuper
RClassic
RStudio
6
Name the process. Theory -> form hypothesis -> derive a method -> execute method -> analyze data to confirm theory.
Inductive (Bottom Up)
Deductive (Top Down)
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Which variable do you want to explain?
Dependent
Independent
8
Which branch of philosophy deals with studying nature and the scope of knowledge?
Ontology
Geology
Christianity
Epistemology
9
What makes a strong research question?
Clear, Researchable, Focused, Complex, & Relevant
Clear, Researchable, Focused, Simple, and Irrelevant
Lifting heavy weights
Opaque, Researchable, Focused, Simple, and Relevant
10
TRUE OR FALSE: Ontology is a spectrum with realism and relativism at opposite ends.
True
False
11
Out of the following answers, which is often associated with the quality and calibration of the instrument?
Reliability
Precision
Accuracy
Validity
12
Name the process. Extensive observation -> identify patterns -> create hypothesis -> explain via theory.
Deductive (Top Down)
Inductive (Bottom Up)
13
TRUE OR FALSE: Qualitative data takes on numerical values, and can be counted/measured.
False
True
14
TRUE OR FALSE: When using logical variables in R, they can be either TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).
True
False
15
How would you read an excel spreadsheet into R as a dataframe?
read.books
read.table
read.csv
read.xlsx
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Out of the four levels of measurement, which has a meaningful zero?
Ratio
Nominal
Interval
Ordinal
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Which variable is caused by another variable?
Independent
Dependent
18
What comes first in the research process?
Research Project
Research Methods & Data
Research Agenda
Research Questions
19
In RStudio, where is the console located?
Top Right
Top Left
Bottom Right
Bottom Left
20
Which type of data can take on an infinite number of values?
Discrete
Continuous
21
TRUE OR FALSE: Rows represent a single observation or record, being unique and mutually exclusive.
True
False
22
TRUE OR FALSE: Originally, geography was very descriptive in nature.
True
False
23
Geography studies the ___ of where?
Who and When
What and How
Why and So What
When and Why
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How do you indicate "character" variables in R?
By using quotation marks
By using the keyboard
By using parantheses
By using brackets
25
Which is an example of discrete data?
Distance Traveled
Height
Population Count
Time Measured
26
TRUE OR FALSE: The Hypothetico-Deductive Spiral involves tacking back and forth between deductive and inductive.
False
True
27
What years did the Quantitative Revolution take place?
Yesterday
1950's and 1960's
1970's and 1980's
1960's and 1970's
28
How would you save a CSV file as a data frame in R?
stream<-read.csv("C:/Data/StreamData.xlsx")
read.csv("C:/Data/StreamData.csv")
stream<-read.csv("C:/Data/StreamData.csv")
stream<-read.xlsx("C:/Data/StreamData.csv")
29
When was R created?
80's
90's
70's
2000's
30
What is an example of a data frame? HINT: Vectors must have the same length.
Google Search Results
Exceed Spreadsheet
Excel Spreadsheet
Word Document
31
When it comes to R, what is a package?
A self contained set of code that adds functionality to R
Something Amazon delivers to your house but it's broken
A set of code that adds less functionality to R
A code set that does all the work for you
32
What is a suggested explanation for an observable phenomena?
Research Question
Hypothesis
Theory
Lowpothesis
33
A research project is a systematic inquiry that aims to improve the understanding of a specific aspect of the agenda.
False
True
34
TRUE OR FALSE: Quantitative methods do not emphasize objective measurements and numerical data analysis.
False
True
35
What is a well-substantiated and unifying explanation of an aspect of the world based on verified hypotheses?
Theory
Hypothesis
Lowpothesis
Research Question
36
What does literature review entail?
Picking out important tidbits of info
Reading Harry Potter again
Spending money at Barnes & Noble
Summarizing and evaluating previous research
37
TRUE OR FALSE: Precision is how close the measurement reflects reality.
False
True
38
Out of the four levels of measurement, which generally contains the least info? HINT: this data may only be classified.
Interval
Ordinal
Ratio
Nominal
39
TRUE OR FALSE: Reliability is the extent to which the measure is consistent and stable across space and time.
False
True
40
There is one single reality that exists and can be studied. What is this called?
Relativism
Realism
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What other coding language is R based on?
C
S
T
P
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What does geography literally mean?
Earth Writing
Writing Earth
Mars Writing
Rocks and Stuff
