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Spatial Analysis Test #1 Review
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There is one single reality that exists and can be studied. What is this called?
Realism
Relativism
2
How would you read an excel spreadsheet into R as a dataframe?
read.xlsx
read.books
read.csv
read.table
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What other coding language is R based on?
S
T
P
C
4
TRUE OR FALSE: Interpretivism states that there is an objective "truth" that we can discover.
True
False
5
When was R created?
70's
2000's
80's
90's
6
Out of the four levels of measurement, which has a meaningful zero?
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio
Nominal
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Name the process. Extensive observation -> identify patterns -> create hypothesis -> explain via theory.
Inductive (Bottom Up)
Deductive (Top Down)
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Name the process. Theory -> form hypothesis -> derive a method -> execute method -> analyze data to confirm theory.
Deductive (Top Down)
Inductive (Bottom Up)
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How do you indicate "character" variables in R?
By using parantheses
By using brackets
By using quotation marks
By using the keyboard
10
Which variable is caused by another variable?
Independent
Dependent
11
What does geography literally mean?
Writing Earth
Rocks and Stuff
Mars Writing
Earth Writing
12
Which data collection method involves directly taking the measurements?
Primary
Secondary
13
Which branch of philosophy deals with studying nature and the scope of knowledge?
Christianity
Epistemology
Ontology
Geology
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TRUE OR FALSE: Originally, geography was very descriptive in nature.
False
True
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TRUE OR FALSE: Rows represent a single observation or record, being unique and mutually exclusive.
True
False
16
TRUE OR FALSE: Ontology is a spectrum with realism and relativism at opposite ends.
False
True
17
What are the three major divides of geography?
Mental, Emotional, and Techniques
Physical, Cultural, and Techniques
Physical, Human, and Techniques
Intangible, Tangible, and Human
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Out of the four levels of measurement, which generally contains the least info? HINT: this data may only be classified.
Interval
Nominal
Ordinal
Ratio
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TRUE OR FALSE: Precision is how close the measurement reflects reality.
False
True
20
What makes a strong research question?
Clear, Researchable, Focused, Complex, & Relevant
Opaque, Researchable, Focused, Simple, and Relevant
Clear, Researchable, Focused, Simple, and Irrelevant
Lifting heavy weights
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TRUE OR FALSE: Qualitative data takes on numerical values, and can be counted/measured.
False
True
22
Geography studies the ___ of where?
Who and When
Why and So What
When and Why
What and How
23
When it comes to R, what is a package?
Something Amazon delivers to your house but it's broken
A code set that does all the work for you
A set of code that adds less functionality to R
A self contained set of code that adds functionality to R
24
What integrated development environment (IDE) will we be using in this class?
RClassic
SRtudio
RSuper
RStudio
25
Which variable do you want to explain?
Dependent
Independent
26
What is an example of a data frame? HINT: Vectors must have the same length.
Google Search Results
Exceed Spreadsheet
Word Document
Excel Spreadsheet
27
What is a suggested explanation for an observable phenomena?
Theory
Lowpothesis
Hypothesis
Research Question
28
Which is an example of discrete data?
Distance Traveled
Time Measured
Population Count
Height
29
What is a well-substantiated and unifying explanation of an aspect of the world based on verified hypotheses?
Hypothesis
Research Question
Theory
Lowpothesis
30
Which variable is assumed to cause another variable?
Independent
Dependent
31
Out of the following answers, which is often associated with the quality and calibration of the instrument?
Accuracy
Validity
Reliability
Precision
32
What years did the Quantitative Revolution take place?
Yesterday
1960's and 1970's
1950's and 1960's
1970's and 1980's
33
What does literature review entail?
Spending money at Barnes & Noble
Reading Harry Potter again
Picking out important tidbits of info
Summarizing and evaluating previous research
34
TRUE OR FALSE: Reliability is the extent to which the measure is consistent and stable across space and time.
True
False
35
TRUE OR FALSE: Quantitative methods do not emphasize objective measurements and numerical data analysis.
True
False
36
How would you save a CSV file as a data frame in R?
read.csv("C:/Data/StreamData.csv")
stream<-read.xlsx("C:/Data/StreamData.csv")
stream<-read.csv("C:/Data/StreamData.csv")
stream<-read.csv("C:/Data/StreamData.xlsx")
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What comes first in the research process?
Research Project
Research Questions
Research Methods & Data
Research Agenda
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A research project is a systematic inquiry that aims to improve the understanding of a specific aspect of the agenda.
False
True
39
In RStudio, where is the console located?
Top Right
Bottom Right
Bottom Left
Top Left
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Which type of data can take on an infinite number of values?
Discrete
Continuous
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Hypothetico-Deductive Spiral involves tacking back and forth between deductive and inductive.
False
True
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TRUE OR FALSE: When using logical variables in R, they can be either TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).
True
False
