Applied Statistics I: Basic Bivariate Techniques
Author: Rebecca M. Warner
1st Edition
, TEST BANK Applied Statistics I 3rd Edition
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. Methodolog
y 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
, b. Identify The Authors Of The Study
c. Demonstrate Reliability Of The Study’s Data
d. Identify Outside Sources Of
Evidence Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation Of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. A Long List Of Sources .
a. Can Lead To Plagiarism
b. Does Not Ensure Accuracy
c. Ensures Accuracy
d. Ensures Results Are
Valid Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation Of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. In Order To Evaluate The Quality Of Scientific Evidence, We Need To Know .
a. How Much It Cost To Collect
b. The Name Of The Researcher/S
c. The Age Of The Participant/S
d. How It Was
Collected Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation Of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Participants In Scientific Research Are Often Drawn From .
a. Convenience Samples
b. Government Employees
c. Student Volunteers
d. Prison
Populations Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.5 Evaluating
Generalizability Difficulty Level: Easy
13. It Makes Sense To Generalize Results From A Small Group To A Larger Population
.
a. When The Small Group Represents At Least 50% Of The Population Of Interest
b. Only When The Participants Resemble The Population Of Interest
c. When More Than One Small Group Is Included
d. When A Research Oversight Committee Has Approved The
Results Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension