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Chapter 2: Basic Research Concepts
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. A research design in which the researcher has a high degree of control over the
research situation is known as the ______.
a. quasi-experimental design
b. non-experimental design
c. experimental design
d. case study design
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. A characteristic that fluctuates across subjects or cases is known as ______.
a. a variable
b. an outcome
c. a dataset
d. design method
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. In scientific research, a sample refers to ______.
a. a hypothesized outcome
b. a total population
c. a subset of a population
d. non-human subjects
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Stating that the results of a study are applicable to others not included in the study is
known as ______.
a. disclosure
b. hypothesis
c. assumption
d. generalization
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Techniques 3rd Edition Warner
Instructor Resource
Warner, Applied Statistics I, 3e
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Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Information that tells us which group each case in a study belongs to refers to a
______ variable.
a. rating scales
b. categorical
c. ordinal
d. quantitative
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.2.1 Overview
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Information that tells us the amount of something in each case in a study refers to a
______ variable.
a. rating scales
b. categorical
c. ordinal
d. quantitative
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.2.1 Overview
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Categorical variables are also known as ______ variables.
a. ordinal
b. nominal
c. quantitative
d. qualitative
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 2.2.2 Categorical Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Numerical values used for categorical variables are ______.
a. arbitrary
b. stated as decimals
c. assigned by APA
d. universally accepted
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 2.2.2 Categorical Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Techniques 3rd Edition Warner
Instructor Resource
Warner, Applied Statistics I, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Chapter 2: Basic Research Concepts
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. A research design in which the researcher has a high degree of control over the
research situation is known as the ______.
a. quasi-experimental design
b. non-experimental design
c. experimental design
d. case study design
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. A characteristic that fluctuates across subjects or cases is known as ______.
a. a variable
b. an outcome
c. a dataset
d. design method
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. In scientific research, a sample refers to ______.
a. a hypothesized outcome
b. a total population
c. a subset of a population
d. non-human subjects
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Stating that the results of a study are applicable to others not included in the study is
known as ______.
a. disclosure
b. hypothesis
c. assumption
d. generalization
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, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate
Techniques 3rd Edition Warner
Instructor Resource
Warner, Applied Statistics I, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.1 Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Information that tells us which group each case in a study belongs to refers to a
______ variable.
a. rating scales
b. categorical
c. ordinal
d. quantitative
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.2.1 Overview
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Information that tells us the amount of something in each case in a study refers to a
______ variable.
a. rating scales
b. categorical
c. ordinal
d. quantitative
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 2.2.1 Overview
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Categorical variables are also known as ______ variables.
a. ordinal
b. nominal
c. quantitative
d. qualitative
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 2.2.2 Categorical Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Numerical values used for categorical variables are ______.
a. arbitrary
b. stated as decimals
c. assigned by APA
d. universally accepted
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 2.2.2 Categorical Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
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