SOC 300 final Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
The presumption of innocence is to jury trials as ??? is to social research? -
ANSWER-The null hypothesis
A study finds that high school students who watch more hours of tv have lower
GPA. We can describe the relationship between television watching and GPA as
a... - ANSWER-negative relationship
In the study about distance healing and health outcomes by Sicher et al., the
evidence used to test their null hypothesis was obtained by comparing health-
related outcomes for what two groups? - ANSWER-control group and treatment
group
p-values (as discussed so far in class) are best understood as describing the
probability that an observed relationship between two variables is: - ANSWER-due
to chance
In the study by Stack et al. about the possible connection between a Heavy Metal
subculture and suicide the independent variable was... - ANSWER-subscriptions to
Metal Edge magazine
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,Which of the following statements is not true? - ANSWER-β can take on only
positive values
In the study by Sicher et al. on distance healing and health outcomes for people
living with AIDS, the null hypothesis was? - ANSWER-distance healing has no
effect on health
In their study how did Sicher et al. control for such factors (i.e., independent
variables) as age, CD4 blood count, history of AIDS defined diseases? -
ANSWER-through matching and random assignment
In the video that was shown in class, featuring the public health specialist Dr. Hans
Rosling, what was the independent variable of primary interest? - ANSWER-
income
In the video that was shown in class, featuring the public health specialist Dr. Hans
Rosling, the relationship between the independent variable of primary interest and
the dependent variable of primary interest was.. - ANSWER-positive
Which of the following best summarizes the major finding by Stack, Gundlach,
and Reeves? - ANSWER-suicide rates are significantly related to heavy metal
subculture for 15-24 year olds, but not for 25-34 year olds
Which of the following was not included as a control variable in the study by Stack
et al. of the relationship between heavy metal subculture and suicide? - ANSWER-
% divorced, % black, and migration rate
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, Research by the Transylvanian demographer, Dr. Ivan Todye, shows that, on
average, life expectancy (i.e., the average age at death) for Transylvanian males is 9
years younger than the life expectancy for Transylvanian females. What is the
dependent variable in Dr. Todye's research? - ANSWER-life expectancy
According to a recent opinion poll of 1,200 adults in the U.S., 60% assign primary
blame for the shutdown of the U.S. government to congressional
Republicans. What is the unit of analysis in this survey? - ANSWER-adults
In the study by Stack and Gundlach about the effect of country-western music on
suicide, how was the concept
"country-western subculture"
operationalized? - ANSWER-percent of radio airtime devoted to
country-western music
A question on a survey asks
respondents if they would be
comfortable with having a married same-sex couple move into a house next door
to their own. This question is most likely attempting to operationalize the concept
of: - ANSWER-homophobia
A researcher uses the following
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Answers
The presumption of innocence is to jury trials as ??? is to social research? -
ANSWER-The null hypothesis
A study finds that high school students who watch more hours of tv have lower
GPA. We can describe the relationship between television watching and GPA as
a... - ANSWER-negative relationship
In the study about distance healing and health outcomes by Sicher et al., the
evidence used to test their null hypothesis was obtained by comparing health-
related outcomes for what two groups? - ANSWER-control group and treatment
group
p-values (as discussed so far in class) are best understood as describing the
probability that an observed relationship between two variables is: - ANSWER-due
to chance
In the study by Stack et al. about the possible connection between a Heavy Metal
subculture and suicide the independent variable was... - ANSWER-subscriptions to
Metal Edge magazine
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
,Which of the following statements is not true? - ANSWER-β can take on only
positive values
In the study by Sicher et al. on distance healing and health outcomes for people
living with AIDS, the null hypothesis was? - ANSWER-distance healing has no
effect on health
In their study how did Sicher et al. control for such factors (i.e., independent
variables) as age, CD4 blood count, history of AIDS defined diseases? -
ANSWER-through matching and random assignment
In the video that was shown in class, featuring the public health specialist Dr. Hans
Rosling, what was the independent variable of primary interest? - ANSWER-
income
In the video that was shown in class, featuring the public health specialist Dr. Hans
Rosling, the relationship between the independent variable of primary interest and
the dependent variable of primary interest was.. - ANSWER-positive
Which of the following best summarizes the major finding by Stack, Gundlach,
and Reeves? - ANSWER-suicide rates are significantly related to heavy metal
subculture for 15-24 year olds, but not for 25-34 year olds
Which of the following was not included as a control variable in the study by Stack
et al. of the relationship between heavy metal subculture and suicide? - ANSWER-
% divorced, % black, and migration rate
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, Research by the Transylvanian demographer, Dr. Ivan Todye, shows that, on
average, life expectancy (i.e., the average age at death) for Transylvanian males is 9
years younger than the life expectancy for Transylvanian females. What is the
dependent variable in Dr. Todye's research? - ANSWER-life expectancy
According to a recent opinion poll of 1,200 adults in the U.S., 60% assign primary
blame for the shutdown of the U.S. government to congressional
Republicans. What is the unit of analysis in this survey? - ANSWER-adults
In the study by Stack and Gundlach about the effect of country-western music on
suicide, how was the concept
"country-western subculture"
operationalized? - ANSWER-percent of radio airtime devoted to
country-western music
A question on a survey asks
respondents if they would be
comfortable with having a married same-sex couple move into a house next door
to their own. This question is most likely attempting to operationalize the concept
of: - ANSWER-homophobia
A researcher uses the following
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