Test Bank for Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques 3rd Edition by Rebecca Warner, All Chapters 1-18 Verified

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. Unreliabl
e 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