Applied Statistics II Basic Bivariate Techniques 3rd
Edition by Rebecca Warner, Chapter 1 to 17
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. The New Statistics.
2. Advanced Data Screening: Outliers and Missing Values.
3. Statistical Control: What Can Happen When You Add a Third Variable?.
4. Regression Analysis and Statistical Control.
5. Multiple Regression With Multiple Predictors.
6. Dummy Predictor Variables in Multiple Regression.
7. Moderation: Interaction in Multiple Regression.
8. Analysis of Covariance.
9. Mediation.
10. Discriminant Analysis.
11. Multivariate Analysis of Variance.
12. Exploratory Factor Analysis.
13. Reliability, Validity, and Multiple-Item Scales.
14. More About Repeated Measures.
15. Structural Equation Modeling With AMOS: A Brief Introduction.
16. Binary Logistic Regression.
17. Additional Statistical Techniques.
, Chapter 1: The New Statistics
Multiple Choice
1. A variable that is statistically controlled in an analysis is a(n) .
a. an independent variable
b. a dependent variable
c. a covariate
d. a manipulated
variable Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Ḳnowledge
Answer Location: 1.1: Required Bacḳground
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. In past years, many investigators have failed to report .
a. the effect size
b. the sample sizes
c. descriptive statistics
d. obtained p
values Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Ḳnowledge
Answer Location: 1.2: What is the “New
Statistics”? Difficulty Level: Easy
3. A primary concern of investigators has been, and often still is, obtaining a p value of
.
a. .10
b. .05
c. .01
d. .000
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Ḳnowledge
Answer Location: 1.2: What Is the “New
Statistics”? Difficulty Level: Easy
4. A major change advocated by New Statistics is .
a. reduced emphasis on effect size
, b. focus on the results of single studies
c. not reporting confidence intervals
d. understanding the limitations of significance
tests Ans: D