TEST BANK for Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques 3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner All Chapters 1 to 18 Complete GRADED A+

TEST BANK
Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques
3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner
All Chapters 1 to 18

,TABLE OF CONTENT
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• 1.gEvaluatinggNumericalgInformation

• 2.gBasicgResearchgConcepts

• 3.gFrequencygDistributiongTables

• 4.gDescriptivegStatistics

• 5.gGraphs:gBargCharts,gHistograms,gandgBoxplots

• 6.gThegNormalgDistributiongandgzgScores

• 7.gSamplinggErrorgandgConfidencegIntervals

• 8.gThegOne-SamplegtgTest

• 9.gIssuesgingSignificancegTests

• 10.gBivariategPearsongCorrelation

• 11.gBivariategRegression

• 12.gThegIndependent-SamplesgtgTest

• 13.gOne-WaygBetween-SubjectsgAnalysisgofgVariance

• 14.gPairedgSamplesgtgTest

• 15.gOne-WaygRepeated-MeasuresgAnalysisgofgVariance

• 16.gFactorialgAnalysisgofgVariance

• 17.gChi-SquaregAnalysisgofgContingencygTables

• 18.gSelectiongofgBivariategAnalysesgandgReviewgofgKeygConcepts

,Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information g g g g




Multiple Choice g




1. Science journals often require researchers to
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a. guarantee significant results g g


b. provide names of participants g g g


c. identify possible conflicts of interest
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d. subscribe to the journal g g g g


Ans: C g


Cognitive Domain: Knowledge g g


Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-
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Interest or Bias Difficulty Level: Medium
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2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about g g g g g g .
a. cost of the product
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b. credibility of the message g g g


c. future research g


d. methodolog
y Ans: B
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge g g


Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-
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Interest or Bias Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Confirmation bias is informally known as . g g g g g g


a. cherry picking g


b. natural selection g


c. favoritism
d. preferential treatment g g


Ans: A g


Cognitive Domain: Knowledge g g


Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking” Diffi
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culty Level: Easy
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4. Research written by the person with first- g g g g g g


hand knowledge of the events of the study is known as
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a. a literature review
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b. questionable
c. a secondary source
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d. a primary source
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Ans: D g

, Cognitive Domain: Knowledge g g


Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources Difficul
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ty Level: Easy
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5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered
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a. primary source content g g


b. secondary source content g g


c. third party content g g


d. unreliable
Ans: C
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension g g


Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-
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Party Sources Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. News reports and websites g . g g g


a. always identify self interest g g g


b. consistently identify their credentials g g g


c. faithfully confess to bias g g g


d. may not include source information
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Ans: D g


Cognitive Domain: Comprehension g g


Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills Diff
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iculty Level: Medium
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7. Fraud in science is .
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a. rare but has occurred
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b. acceptable in certain circumstances g g g


c. never reported g


d. rarely punished g g


Ans: A g


Cognitive Domain: Comprehension g g


Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-
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Telling Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to
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a. replicate in future studies g g g


b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population g g g g


d. gain permission to publish
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Ans: C g


Cognitive Domain: Comprehension g g


Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information Difficulty L
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evel: Mediumg




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