CAIA SAMPLE EXAM 1 TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The number of years of schooling completed is what kind of
variable? Answer: interval ratio
◉ If a researcher decided to examine whether a person's sex played
a role in their vote for McCain or Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential
election, we could then make two statements. First, both variables
are __________. And, second, sex is considered as the __________ in this
study. Answer: nominal; independent variable
◉ The table below presents a frequency distribution of
race/ethnicity among U.S. active military reserve personnel in 2002.
Calculate the percentage distribution. What percentage of U.S. active
military reserve personnel are non=black?
Distribution of Race/Ethnicity among U.S. Active Military Reserve
Personnel, 2002.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United
States, 2003, Table 526. Answer: 84.1
,◉ The tables below present the percentage distribution of family
type among white and Asian/Pacific Islander families in the U.S. in
1994, respectively. What was the most prevalent family type among
U.S. white families? Answer: married couples
◉ To efficiently compare two groups that are different in size (e.g.,
male and female students at the University of North Texas) on some
variable (e.g., major, engineering or non-engineering), the best type
of distribution to use would be a Answer: percentage distribution
◉ A researcher randomized 75 children into three groups (25 per
group). Each group was taught how to perform a basketball free
throw using either a visual, aural, or verbal learning style. The
success of the learning style was determined by the number of
points scored from ten attempts. If you were to graphically present
the distribution of learning style among the children in the study,
which of the following would be the most appropriate option?
Answer: bar graph
◉ The table below presents a frequency distribution of
race/ethnicity among U.S. active military reserve personnel in 2002.
Calculate the percentage distribution. What percentage of U.S. active
military reserve personnel are Latino? Answer: 7.9
◉ The table below shows the distribution of the variable "frequency
of sex during the last year" for both males (first panel) and females
, (second panel). What level of measurement is the variable
"frequency of sex during the last year?" Answer: ordinal
◉ What is the formula for a proportion? Answer: p=f/N
◉ The table below shows the distribution of the variable "frequency
of sex during the last year" for both males (first panel) and females
(second panel). What percentage of the women's sample (with valid
responses) reported having sex once a month or less during the last
12 months? Answer: 28.2
◉ The figures below show how Whites and Blacks voted in the 1968
U.S. presidential elections. Refer to these figures and answer the
following questions. (What level of measurement is the variable
presidential vote?
Vote in 1968 Presidential Election by Race Answer: nominal
◉ To efficiently compare two groups that are different in size (e.g.,
bags of candies) on some variable (e.g., color of candies), the best
type of distribution to use would be a: Answer: percentage
distribution
◉ If the lowest score in a distribution of "Introduction to Sociology"
exam scores is lowered by 10 points, what will happen? Answer:
mean lowered but not the median
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The number of years of schooling completed is what kind of
variable? Answer: interval ratio
◉ If a researcher decided to examine whether a person's sex played
a role in their vote for McCain or Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential
election, we could then make two statements. First, both variables
are __________. And, second, sex is considered as the __________ in this
study. Answer: nominal; independent variable
◉ The table below presents a frequency distribution of
race/ethnicity among U.S. active military reserve personnel in 2002.
Calculate the percentage distribution. What percentage of U.S. active
military reserve personnel are non=black?
Distribution of Race/Ethnicity among U.S. Active Military Reserve
Personnel, 2002.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United
States, 2003, Table 526. Answer: 84.1
,◉ The tables below present the percentage distribution of family
type among white and Asian/Pacific Islander families in the U.S. in
1994, respectively. What was the most prevalent family type among
U.S. white families? Answer: married couples
◉ To efficiently compare two groups that are different in size (e.g.,
male and female students at the University of North Texas) on some
variable (e.g., major, engineering or non-engineering), the best type
of distribution to use would be a Answer: percentage distribution
◉ A researcher randomized 75 children into three groups (25 per
group). Each group was taught how to perform a basketball free
throw using either a visual, aural, or verbal learning style. The
success of the learning style was determined by the number of
points scored from ten attempts. If you were to graphically present
the distribution of learning style among the children in the study,
which of the following would be the most appropriate option?
Answer: bar graph
◉ The table below presents a frequency distribution of
race/ethnicity among U.S. active military reserve personnel in 2002.
Calculate the percentage distribution. What percentage of U.S. active
military reserve personnel are Latino? Answer: 7.9
◉ The table below shows the distribution of the variable "frequency
of sex during the last year" for both males (first panel) and females
, (second panel). What level of measurement is the variable
"frequency of sex during the last year?" Answer: ordinal
◉ What is the formula for a proportion? Answer: p=f/N
◉ The table below shows the distribution of the variable "frequency
of sex during the last year" for both males (first panel) and females
(second panel). What percentage of the women's sample (with valid
responses) reported having sex once a month or less during the last
12 months? Answer: 28.2
◉ The figures below show how Whites and Blacks voted in the 1968
U.S. presidential elections. Refer to these figures and answer the
following questions. (What level of measurement is the variable
presidential vote?
Vote in 1968 Presidential Election by Race Answer: nominal
◉ To efficiently compare two groups that are different in size (e.g.,
bags of candies) on some variable (e.g., color of candies), the best
type of distribution to use would be a: Answer: percentage
distribution
◉ If the lowest score in a distribution of "Introduction to Sociology"
exam scores is lowered by 10 points, what will happen? Answer:
mean lowered but not the median
