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BESC 3010 test two Questions and
Correct Answers
What is meant by a "manipulation" in the context of
experimental research?
Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
An unethical practice
The creation of emotions against the participant's will
The physical control of a respondent's body
Ans: Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
The number of small businesses opened in a county each
year is an example of which level of measurement?
nominal
interval
ordinal
ratio
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Ans: ratio
The lowest level of measurement (i.e., the one that contains
the least information) is the ______ level of measurement.
interval
ratio
ordinal
nominal
Ans: nominal
If a person's employment is coded as Unemployed = 0 or
Employed = 1, then that variable is at the ______ level of
measurement.
ordinal
nominal
interval
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ratio
Ans: nominal
A histogram is appropriate when the data are...
nominal or ordinal.
nominal, interval, or ratio.
interval or ratio.
ordinal.
Ans: interval or ratio.
A bar chart would work best for which of the following
measurement scales?
Categorical levels
Ordinal or ratio
Nominal or interval
Quantitative levels
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Ans: Categorical levels
A bell curve (i.e., a normal distribution) is...
leptokurtic.
mesokurtic.
uniform.
platykurtic.
Ans: mesokurtic
Which measure of central tendency works best of negatively
skewed distributions?
Median
Mode
Mean
No measure is appropriate
Ans: Median
BESC 3010 test two Questions and
Correct Answers
What is meant by a "manipulation" in the context of
experimental research?
Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
An unethical practice
The creation of emotions against the participant's will
The physical control of a respondent's body
Ans: Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
The number of small businesses opened in a county each
year is an example of which level of measurement?
nominal
interval
ordinal
ratio
,Page 2
Ans: ratio
The lowest level of measurement (i.e., the one that contains
the least information) is the ______ level of measurement.
interval
ratio
ordinal
nominal
Ans: nominal
If a person's employment is coded as Unemployed = 0 or
Employed = 1, then that variable is at the ______ level of
measurement.
ordinal
nominal
interval
,Page 3
ratio
Ans: nominal
A histogram is appropriate when the data are...
nominal or ordinal.
nominal, interval, or ratio.
interval or ratio.
ordinal.
Ans: interval or ratio.
A bar chart would work best for which of the following
measurement scales?
Categorical levels
Ordinal or ratio
Nominal or interval
Quantitative levels
, Page 4
Ans: Categorical levels
A bell curve (i.e., a normal distribution) is...
leptokurtic.
mesokurtic.
uniform.
platykurtic.
Ans: mesokurtic
Which measure of central tendency works best of negatively
skewed distributions?
Median
Mode
Mean
No measure is appropriate
Ans: Median
