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Stats review_3.11.25
Stats review_3.11.25
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α = .05. p = .015. What should you do?
Reject the null
Fail to reject the null
2
Erin gave two random groups of mice either a drug or a placebo and measured changes in behavior.
Experimental research
Non-experimental research
3
t-observed = 2.53, t-critical = 2.21. What should you do?
Reject the null
Fail to reject the null
4
Jane tested the correlation between age and speeding tickets.
Experimental research
Non-experimental research
5
Of the choices below, which can be used to make causal inferences?
Experimental research
Correlational research
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What kind of skew is this?
Positive skew
Negative skew
7
What is the approximate probability of obtaining value with a z-score below -2?
.025
.10
.90
.05
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By convention, p-values need to be _________ to be considered statistically significant.
< .50
> .05
> .50
< .05
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a One-Way ANOVA has:
3 criterion variables
4 criterion variables
2 criterion variables
1 criterion variable
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a two-Way ANOVA has:
1 criterion variable
4 criterion variables
2 criterion variables
3 criterion variables
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Income distributions are typically _______ because a few people have a huge amount of money.
Positively skewed
Negatively skewed
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As sample size increases, the t-distribution becomes:
Taller and more narrow
Shorter and wider
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Which distribution has a larger standard deviation (assuming the x-axes are on the same scale)?
B
A
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a Two-Way ANOVA has:
1 predictor variable
2 predictor variables
3 predictor variables
4 predictor variables
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When data are converted into z-scores the standard deviation becomes:
0
10
1
5
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Distributions with a lot of spread will be ________. Whereas distributions with little spread will be ________.
Short and wide; tall and narrow
Tall and narrow; short and wide
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When data are converted into z-scores the mean becomes:
5
1
10
0
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Hannah investigated whether or not choice in college major was related to SAT scores.
Non-experimental research
Experimental research
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Used to make predictions about populations based on sample statistics.
Inferential statistics
Descriptive statistics
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Mean = 154 and Median = 122. What direction is the skew?
Negative skew
Positive skew
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a One-Way ANOVA has:
2 predictor variables
3 predictor variables
4 predictor variables
1 predictor variable
22
Random assignment and variable manipulation are components of:
Experimental research
Non-experimental research
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p-values reflect the probability of making a:
Type II error
Type I error