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BESC 3010 test two Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: What is meant by a "manipulation" in the context of experimental
research?
Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
An unethical practice
The creation of emotions against the participant's will
The physical control of a respondent's body
Answer: Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
Question:
The number of small businesses opened in a county each year is an example of
which level of measurement?
nominal
interval
ordinal
ratio
Answer: ratio
Question:
The lowest level of measurement (i.e., the one that contains the least
information) is the ______ level of measurement.
interval
ratio
ordinal
nominal
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Answer: nominal
Question:
If a person's employment is coded as Unemployed = 0 or Employed = 1, then
that variable is at the ______ level of measurement.
ordinal
nominal
interval
ratio
Answer: nominal
Question:
A histogram is appropriate when the data are...
nominal or ordinal.
nominal, interval, or ratio.
interval or ratio.
ordinal.
Answer: interval or ratio.
Question:
A bar chart would work best for which of the following measurement scales?
Categorical levels
Ordinal or ratio
Nominal or interval
Quantitative levels
Answer: Categorical levels
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Question:
A bell curve (i.e., a normal distribution) is...
leptokurtic.
mesokurtic.
uniform.
platykurtic.
Answer: mesokurtic
Question:
Which measure of central tendency works best of negatively skewed
distributions?
Median
Mode
Mean
No measure is appropriate
Answer: Median
Question:
What is the lowest level of measurement needed to calculate the mode?
Interval
Any level but the distribution must be symmetrical
Nominal
Any level that doesn't have outliers
Answer: Nominal
Question:
BESC 3010 test two Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: What is meant by a "manipulation" in the context of experimental
research?
Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
An unethical practice
The creation of emotions against the participant's will
The physical control of a respondent's body
Answer: Any variable that is controlled by the researcher
Question:
The number of small businesses opened in a county each year is an example of
which level of measurement?
nominal
interval
ordinal
ratio
Answer: ratio
Question:
The lowest level of measurement (i.e., the one that contains the least
information) is the ______ level of measurement.
interval
ratio
ordinal
nominal
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Answer: nominal
Question:
If a person's employment is coded as Unemployed = 0 or Employed = 1, then
that variable is at the ______ level of measurement.
ordinal
nominal
interval
ratio
Answer: nominal
Question:
A histogram is appropriate when the data are...
nominal or ordinal.
nominal, interval, or ratio.
interval or ratio.
ordinal.
Answer: interval or ratio.
Question:
A bar chart would work best for which of the following measurement scales?
Categorical levels
Ordinal or ratio
Nominal or interval
Quantitative levels
Answer: Categorical levels
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Question:
A bell curve (i.e., a normal distribution) is...
leptokurtic.
mesokurtic.
uniform.
platykurtic.
Answer: mesokurtic
Question:
Which measure of central tendency works best of negatively skewed
distributions?
Median
Mode
Mean
No measure is appropriate
Answer: Median
Question:
What is the lowest level of measurement needed to calculate the mode?
Interval
Any level but the distribution must be symmetrical
Nominal
Any level that doesn't have outliers
Answer: Nominal
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