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True or False - When researchers rely on authority for knowledge they are
using the empirical approach to knowledge - ✔✔False
If there are 200 nurses employed by a hospital and 50 are selected for
observation, the 200 are known as a - ✔✔population
True or False - Organizing and summarizing data is only a minor function of
statistics - ✔✔False
True or False - Both everyday observation and research can be misleading
- ✔✔True
Research differs from everyday observation primary because researchers -
✔✔plan their observations in advance
In which type of study are no treatments given? - ✔✔Nonexperimental
True or False - The participants' responses in an experiment constitute the
independent variable - ✔✔False
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Suppose a researcher gave welfare recipients 2 types of job training to see
which type was more effective in helping them get jobs. Getting jobs is the
______ variable - ✔✔dependent
True or False - the purpose of an experiment is to identify cause and effect
relationships - ✔✔True
Which of the following is an example of a nonexperimental study?
A survey of political attitudes
A study with a control group
A sutdy with treatments - ✔✔A study with a control group
Which of the following is obtained when we study samples?
Parameters
Statistics - ✔✔Statistics
True or False: Using a very large sample is the most important
characteristic of a good sample - ✔✔False
Random sampling identifies a sample that:
A Contains sampling errors
B Is free of all errors
C is Biased - ✔✔A Contains sampling errors
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True or False: Using random sampling identifies an unbiased sample. -
✔✔True
To determine the opinions of all bicycle owners in a city, a researcher
surveys the customers at two bicycle shops that happen to be near her
residence. she is using a:
A sample of convenience
B simple random sample - ✔✔A Sample of convenience
If students name their favorite sport, the resulting data are at what level?
A Ordinal
B Interval
C Ratio
D Nominal - ✔✔D Nominal
If an employer ranks employees from low to high on customer service, the
employer is using what scale of measurement?
A Ordinal
B Interval
C Ratio
D Nominal - ✔✔A Ordinal
Stats Waiver Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
True or False - When researchers rely on authority for knowledge they are
using the empirical approach to knowledge - ✔✔False
If there are 200 nurses employed by a hospital and 50 are selected for
observation, the 200 are known as a - ✔✔population
True or False - Organizing and summarizing data is only a minor function of
statistics - ✔✔False
True or False - Both everyday observation and research can be misleading
- ✔✔True
Research differs from everyday observation primary because researchers -
✔✔plan their observations in advance
In which type of study are no treatments given? - ✔✔Nonexperimental
True or False - The participants' responses in an experiment constitute the
independent variable - ✔✔False
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Suppose a researcher gave welfare recipients 2 types of job training to see
which type was more effective in helping them get jobs. Getting jobs is the
______ variable - ✔✔dependent
True or False - the purpose of an experiment is to identify cause and effect
relationships - ✔✔True
Which of the following is an example of a nonexperimental study?
A survey of political attitudes
A study with a control group
A sutdy with treatments - ✔✔A study with a control group
Which of the following is obtained when we study samples?
Parameters
Statistics - ✔✔Statistics
True or False: Using a very large sample is the most important
characteristic of a good sample - ✔✔False
Random sampling identifies a sample that:
A Contains sampling errors
B Is free of all errors
C is Biased - ✔✔A Contains sampling errors
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True or False: Using random sampling identifies an unbiased sample. -
✔✔True
To determine the opinions of all bicycle owners in a city, a researcher
surveys the customers at two bicycle shops that happen to be near her
residence. she is using a:
A sample of convenience
B simple random sample - ✔✔A Sample of convenience
If students name their favorite sport, the resulting data are at what level?
A Ordinal
B Interval
C Ratio
D Nominal - ✔✔D Nominal
If an employer ranks employees from low to high on customer service, the
employer is using what scale of measurement?
A Ordinal
B Interval
C Ratio
D Nominal - ✔✔A Ordinal
