Test Bank For Applied Statistics II Multivariable and Multivariate Techniques, 3rd Edition by Rebecca Warner, ISBN: 9781544398723, All 17 Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition

TEST jBANK jApplied jStatistics jII j3rd jEdition

,Chapter j1: jThe jNew jStatistics

Multiple jChoice

1. A jvariable jthat jis jstatistically jcontrolled jin jan janalysis jis ja(n) .
a. an jindependent jvariable
b. a jdependent jvariable
c. a jcovariate
d. a jmanipulated
jvariablejAns: jC
Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.1: jRequired
jBackgroundjDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


2. In jpast jyears, jmany jinvestigators jhave jfailed jto jreport .
a. the jeffect jsize
b. the jsample jsizes
c. descriptive jstatistics
d. obtained jp
jvaluesjAns: jA
Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.2: jWhat jis jthe j“New
jStatistics”?jDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


3. A jprimary jconcern jof jinvestigators jhas jbeen, jand joften jstill jis, jobtaining ja jp jvalue jof
j
.j
a. j.10
b. j.05
c. j.01
d. j.000
Ans: jB
Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.2: jWhat jIs jthe j“New
jStatistics”?jDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


4. A jmajor jchange jadvocated jby jNew jStatistics jis .
a. reduced jemphasis jon jeffect jsize
b. focus jon jthe jresults jof jsingle jstudies
c. not jreporting jconfidence jintervals
d. understanding jthe jlimitations jof jsignificance
jtestsjAns: jD

,Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.2: jWhat jis jthe j“New
jStatistics”?jDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


5. A jprimary jchange jproposed jby jadvocates jof jNew jStatistics jinvolves
jsummarizingjeffect jsizes jfrom ja jnumber jof jstudies jusing .
a. Bayesian jstatistics
b. meta-analysis
c. multivariate janalysis
d. descriptive
jstatisticsjAns: jB
Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.2: jWhat jIs jthe j“New
jStatistics”?jDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


6. An jemphasis jof jNew jStatistics jis .
a. using jincreasingly jprecise jp jvalues
b. developing jnew jmethods jof jstatistical janalysis
c. reducing jemphasis jon jconfidence jinterval jinterpretation
d. adopting ja jmore jcritical jperspective jwhen jconsidering
jsignificancejAns: jD
Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.2: jWhat jIs jthe j“New
jStatistics”?jDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


7. Which jof jthe jfollowing jtypes jof jinformation jis jprovided jto jinvestigators jby jNHST?
a. whether jthe jhypothesis jof jthe jstudy jhas jbeen jproven
b. the jprobability jthat jthe jresearch jhypothesis jis jtrue
c. the jprobability jof jobtaining jresults jabout jthe jH0 j based jon jone jsample
d. the jexact jprobability jof jobtaining jthe jsame jresults jon
jreplicationjAns: jC
Cognitive jDomain: jAnalysis
Answer jLocation: j1.3: jCommon jMisinterpretations jof jp
jValuesjDifficulty jLevel: jHard


8. When jreading jan jarticle jthat jreports jthe jresults jof jmultiple jstatistical jtests,
jreadersjshould jremember jthat jmultiple jtests .
a. provide jinaccurate jinformation jabout jthe jrisks jof jType jI jerrors
b. provide jinaccurate jinformation jabout jthe jrisks jof jType jII jerrors
c. enhance junderstanding jof jcause jand jeffect jrelationships
d. provide jreliable jinformation jabout jthe jsize jand jimportance jof
jeffectsjAns: jA
Cognitive jDomain: jApplication
Answer jLocation: j1.3: jCommon jMisinterpretations jof jp
jValuesjDifficulty jLevel: jMedium

, 9. An jadvocate jof jNew jStatistics jwould jobject jto ja jresearch jreport jthat jincluded
jajstatement jlike jthe .
a. results jof jour jstudy jare jconsistent jwith ja jrecent jmeta-analysis
b. significant jresults jshould jbe jinterpreted jcautiously jdue jto jthe jlarge jsample jsize
c. results jof jour jstudy japproached jstatistical jsignificance
d. results jof jour jstudy jprovide jsupport jfor jour jinitial
jhypothesisjAns: jC
Cognitive jDomain: jApplication
Answer jLocation: j1.3: jCommon jMisinterpretations jof jp
jValuesjDifficulty jLevel: jMedium


10. If ja jstatistical janalysis jyields jp j= j.03, ja jresearch jreport jcan jinclude ja jstatement jlike
j .
a. the jresults jof jour jstudy jare jlikely jto jbe jreplicated
b. the jevidence jis jconsistent jwith jthe jhypothesis jof jour jstudy
c. there jis ja j97% jchance jthat jthe jnull jhypothesis jof jour jstudy jis jfalse
d. the jresults jof jour jstudy jcannot jbe jexplained jby
jchancejAns: jB
Cognitive jDomain: jApplication
Answer jLocation: j1.3: jCommon jMisinterpretations jof jp
jValuesjDifficulty jLevel: jMedium


11. An jadvocate jof jNew jStatistics jwould jsupport ja jp jvalue jreported jas
.ja. jp j= j.0000
b. jp j< j.01
c. jp j< j.05
d. jp j= j.025
Ans: jD
Cognitive jDomain: jKnowledge
Answer jLocation: j1.4: jProblems jwith jNHST
jLogicjDifficulty jLevel: jEasy


12. A jproblem jwith jNHST jlogic jis jthat jit .
a. eliminates jthe jneed jto jthink jin jterms jof jdouble jnegatives
b. encourages jinvestigators jto jdescribe jstudy jresults jin jterms jof juncertainty
c. cannot jtell jinvestigators jwhat jthey jwant jto jknow
d. is jused jconsistently jand jcorrectly jin jthe jmajority jof
jstudiesjAns: jC
Cognitive jDomain: jComprehension
Answer jLocation: j1.4: jProblems jwith jNHST
jLogicjDifficulty jLevel: jMedium


13. An jimportant jassumption junderlying jthe juse jof jan jindependent jsamples jt jtest
jorjone-way jANOVA jis jthat .
a. the jgrouping jvariables jare jnormally jdistributed jin jthe jpopulation