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Chapter 1: The New Statistics
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Multiple hgChoice
1. A hgvariable hgthat hgis hgstatistically hgcontrolled hgin hgan hganalysis hgis hga(n) .
a. an hgindependent hgvariable
b. a hgdependent hgvariable
c. a hgcovariate
d. a hgmanipulated
hgvariablehA
g ns: hgC
Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.1: hgRequired
hgBackgroundh D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
2. In hgpast hgyears, hgmany hginvestigators hghave hgfailed hgto hgreport .
a. the hgeffect hgsize
b. the hgsample hgsizes
c. descriptive hgstatistics
d. obtained hgp
hgvaluesh A
g ns: hgA
Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.2: hgWhat hgis hgthe hg“New
hgStatistics”?h D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
3. A hgprimary hgconcern hgof hginvestigators hghas hgbeen, hgand hgoften hgstill hgis, hgobtaining hga hgp
hgvalue hgof
hg
.hg
a. hg.10
b. hg.05
c. hg.01
d. hg.000
Ans: hgB
Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.2: hgWhat hgIs hgthe hg“New
hgStatistics”?h
D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
4. A hgmajor hgchange hgadvocated hgby hgNew hgStatistics hgis .
a. reduced hgemphasis hgon hgeffect hgsize
b. focus hgon hgthe hgresults hgof hgsingle hgstudies
c. not hgreporting hgconfidence hgintervals
d. understanding hgthe hglimitations hgof hgsignificance
hgtestsh
A
g ns: hgD
,Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.2: hgWhat hgis hgthe hg“New
hgStatistics”?h
D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
5. A hgprimary hgchange hgproposed hgby hgadvocates hgof hgNew hgStatistics hginvolves
hgsummarizingh e
g ffect hgsizes hgfrom hga hgnumber hgof hgstudies hgusing .
a. Bayesian hgstatistics
b. meta-analysis
c. multivariate hganalysis
d. descriptive
hgstatisticsh
A
g ns: hgB
Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.2: hgWhat hgIs hgthe hg“New
hgStatistics”?hD
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
6. An hgemphasis hgof hgNew hgStatistics hgis .
a. using hgincreasingly hgprecise hgp hgvalues
b. developing hgnew hgmethods hgof hgstatistical hganalysis
c. reducing hgemphasis hgon hgconfidence hginterval hginterpretation
d. adopting hga hgmore hgcritical hgperspective hgwhen hgconsidering
hgsignificanceh A
g ns: hgD
Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.2: hgWhat hgIs hgthe hg“New
hgStatistics”?h
D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
7. Which hgof hgthe hgfollowing hgtypes hgof hginformation hgis hgprovided hgto hginvestigators hgby
hgNHST?
a. whether hgthe hghypothesis hgof hgthe hgstudy hghas hgbeen hgproven
b. the hgprobability hgthat hgthe hgresearch hghypothesis hgis hgtrue
c. the hgprobability hgof hgobtaining hgresults hgabout hgthe hgH0 h g based hgon hgone hgsample
d. the hgexact hgprobability hgof hgobtaining hgthe hgsame hgresults hgon
hgreplicationh A
g ns: hgC
Cognitive hgDomain: hgAnalysis
Answer hgLocation: hg1.3: hgCommon hgMisinterpretations hgof hgp
hgValuesh D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgHard
8. When hgreading hgan hgarticle hgthat hgreports hgthe hgresults hgof hgmultiple hgstatistical hgtests,
hgreadersh sg hould hgremember hgthat hgmultiple hgtests .
a. provide hginaccurate hginformation hgabout hgthe hgrisks hgof hgType hgI hgerrors
b. provide hginaccurate hginformation hgabout hgthe hgrisks hgof hgType hgII hgerrors
c. enhance hgunderstanding hgof hgcause hgand hgeffect hgrelationships
d. provide hgreliable hginformation hgabout hgthe hgsize hgand hgimportance hgof
hgeffectsh
A
g ns: hgA
Cognitive hgDomain: hgApplication
Answer hgLocation: hg1.3: hgCommon hgMisinterpretations hgof hgp
hgValueshD
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgMedium
, 9. An hgadvocate hgof hgNew hgStatistics hgwould hgobject hgto hga hgresearch hgreport hgthat
hgincluded hgasg tatement hglike hgthe
h .
a. results hgof hgour hgstudy hgare hgconsistent hgwith hga hgrecent hgmeta-analysis
b. significant hgresults hgshould hgbe hginterpreted hgcautiously hgdue hgto hgthe hglarge hgsample hgsize
c. results hgof hgour hgstudy hgapproached hgstatistical hgsignificance
d. results hgof hgour hgstudy hgprovide hgsupport hgfor hgour hginitial
hghypothesish A
g ns: hgC
Cognitive hgDomain: hgApplication
Answer hgLocation: hg1.3: hgCommon hgMisinterpretations hgof hgp
hgValueshD
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgMedium
10. If hga hgstatistical hganalysis hgyields hgp hg= hg.03, hga hgresearch hgreport hgcan hginclude hga
hgstatement hglike
hg .
a. the hgresults hgof hgour hgstudy hgare hglikely hgto hgbe hgreplicated
b. the hgevidence hgis hgconsistent hgwith hgthe hghypothesis hgof hgour hgstudy
c. there hgis hga hg97% hgchance hgthat hgthe hgnull hghypothesis hgof hgour hgstudy hgis hgfalse
d. the hgresults hgof hgour hgstudy hgcannot hgbe hgexplained hgby
hgchanceh A
g ns: hgB
Cognitive hgDomain: hgApplication
Answer hgLocation: hg1.3: hgCommon hgMisinterpretations hgof hgp
hgValuesh D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgMedium
11. An hgadvocate hgof hgNew hgStatistics hgwould hgsupport hga hgp hgvalue hgreported hgas
.ha
g . hgp hg= hg.0000
b. hgp hg< hg.01
c. hgp hg< hg.05
d. hgp hg= hg.025
Ans: hgD
Cognitive hgDomain: hgKnowledge
Answer hgLocation: hg1.4: hgProblems hgwith hgNHST
hgLogich D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgEasy
12. A hgproblem hgwith hgNHST hglogic hgis hgthat hgit .
a. eliminates hgthe hgneed hgto hgthink hgin hgterms hgof hgdouble hgnegatives
b. encourages hginvestigators hgto hgdescribe hgstudy hgresults hgin hgterms hgof hguncertainty
c. cannot hgtell hginvestigators hgwhat hgthey hgwant hgto hgknow
d. is hgused hgconsistently hgand hgcorrectly hgin hgthe hgmajority hgof
hgstudiesh A
g ns: hgC
Cognitive hgDomain: hgComprehension
Answer hgLocation: hg1.4: hgProblems hgwith hgNHST
hgLogich D
g ifficulty hgLevel: hgMedium
13. An hgimportant hgassumption hgunderlying hgthe hguse hgof hgan hgindependent hgsamples hgt
hgtest hgoro
g ne-way hgANOVA hgis hgthat
h .
a. the hggrouping hgvariables hgare hgnormally hgdistributed hgin hgthe hgpopulation