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, TEST BANK Applied Statistics I 3rd Edition
Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information Test
Multiple Choice
1. Science journals often require researchers to ______.
a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
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c. identify possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
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Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about ______.
a. cost of the product
b. credibility of the message
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c. future research
d. methodology
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Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Confirmation bias is informally known as ______.
a. cherry picking
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b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential treatment
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Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking”
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Research written by the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the study is
known as ______.
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondary source
d. a primary source
Ans: D
,Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered ______.
a. primary source content
b. secondary source content
c. third party content
d. unreliable
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. News reports and websites ______.
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a. always identify self interest
b. consistently identify their credentials
c. faithfully confess to bias
d. may not include source information
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension IE
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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7. Fraud in science is ______.
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
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d. rarely punished
Ans: A
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-Telling
Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to ______.
a. replicate in future studies
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b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The purpose of citation in science is to ______.
a. determine validity
, b. identify the authors of the study
c. demonstrate reliability of the study’s data
d. identify outside sources of evidence
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. A long list of sources ______.
a. can lead to plagiarism
b. does not ensure accuracy
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c. ensures accuracy
d. ensures results are valid
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Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. In order to evaluate the quality of scientific evidence, we need to know ______.
a. how much it cost to collect
b. the name of the researcher/s
c. the age of the participant/s
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d. how it was collected
Ans: D
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
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12. Participants in scientific research are often drawn from ______.
a. convenience samples
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b. government employees
c. student volunteers
d. prison populations
Ans: A
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.5 Evaluating Generalizability
D
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. It makes sense to generalize results from a small group to a larger population
______.
a. when the small group represents at least 50% of the population of interest
b. only when the participants resemble the population of interest
c. when more than one small group is included
d. when a research oversight committee has approved the results
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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, TEST BANK Applied Statistics I 3rd Edition
Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information Test
Multiple Choice
1. Science journals often require researchers to ______.
a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
S
c. identify possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
R
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
VE
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about ______.
a. cost of the product
b. credibility of the message
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H
c. future research
d. methodology
AC
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
M
3. Confirmation bias is informally known as ______.
a. cherry picking
EA
b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential treatment
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Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
D
Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking”
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Research written by the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the study is
known as ______.
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondary source
d. a primary source
Ans: D
,Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered ______.
a. primary source content
b. secondary source content
c. third party content
d. unreliable
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. News reports and websites ______.
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a. always identify self interest
b. consistently identify their credentials
c. faithfully confess to bias
d. may not include source information
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension IE
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills
H
Difficulty Level: Medium
AC
7. Fraud in science is ______.
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
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d. rarely punished
Ans: A
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-Telling
Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to ______.
a. replicate in future studies
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b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The purpose of citation in science is to ______.
a. determine validity
, b. identify the authors of the study
c. demonstrate reliability of the study’s data
d. identify outside sources of evidence
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. A long list of sources ______.
a. can lead to plagiarism
b. does not ensure accuracy
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c. ensures accuracy
d. ensures results are valid
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Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. In order to evaluate the quality of scientific evidence, we need to know ______.
a. how much it cost to collect
b. the name of the researcher/s
c. the age of the participant/s
IE
H
d. how it was collected
Ans: D
AC
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.2 Citation of Supporting Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
M
12. Participants in scientific research are often drawn from ______.
a. convenience samples
EA
b. government employees
c. student volunteers
d. prison populations
Ans: A
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.5 Evaluating Generalizability
D
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. It makes sense to generalize results from a small group to a larger population
______.
a. when the small group represents at least 50% of the population of interest
b. only when the participants resemble the population of interest
c. when more than one small group is included
d. when a research oversight committee has approved the results
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
