Test Bank for Applied Statistics I, Basic Bivariate Techniques, 3rd Edition Warner (All Chapters included)

TEST BANK
Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques
3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner

,TABLE OF CONTENT
• 1. Evaluating Numerical Information

• 2. Basic Research Concepts

• 3. Frequency Distribution Tables

• 4. Descriptive Statistics

• 5. Graphs: Bar Charts, Histograms, and Boxplots

• 6. The Normal Distribution and z Scores

• 7. Sampling Error and Confidence Intervals

• 8. The One-Sample t Test

• 9. Issues in Significance Tests

• 10. Bivariate Pearson Correlation

• 11. Bivariate Regression

• 12. The Independent-Samples t Test

• 13. One-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance

• 14. Paired Samples t Test

• 15. One-Way Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance

• 16. Factorial Analysis of Variance

• 17. Chi-Square Analysis of Contingency Tables

• 18. Selection of Bivariate Analyses and Review of Key Concepts

,Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information

Multiple Choice

1. Science journals often require researchers to .
a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
c. identify possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about .
a. cost of the product
b. credibility of the message
c. future research
d. methodology
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Confirmation bias is informally known as .
a. cherry picking
b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential treatment
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking”
Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Research written by the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the study is
known as .
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondary source
d. a primary source
Ans: D

, Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered .
a. primary source content
b. secondary source content
c. third party content
d. unreliable
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium

6. News reports and websites .
a. always identify self interest
b. consistently identify their credentials
c. faithfully confess to bias
d. may not include source information
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills
Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Fraud in science is .
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
d. rarely punished
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-Telling
Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to .
a. replicate in future studies
b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information
Difficulty Level: Medium

9. The purpose of citation in science is to .
a. determine validity