Applied Statistics I Basic Bivariate Techniques
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3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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1.nEvaluatingnNumericalnInformation
2.nBasicnResearchnConcepts
3.nFrequencynDistributionnTables
4.nDescriptivenStatistics
5.nGraphs:nBarnCharts,nHistograms,nandnBoxplots
6.nThenNormalnDistributionnandnznScores
7.nSamplingnErrornandnConfidencenIntervals
8.nThenOne-SamplentnTest
9.nIssuesninnSignificancenTests
10.nBivariatenPearsonnCorrelation
11.nBivariatenRegression
12.nThenIndependent-SamplesntnTest
13.nOne-WaynBetween-SubjectsnAnalysisnofnVariance
14.nPairednSamplesntnTest
15.nOne-WaynRepeated-MeasuresnAnalysisnofnVariance
16.nFactorialnAnalysisnofnVariance
17.nChi-SquarenAnalysisnofnContingencynTables
18.nSelectionnofnBivariatenAnalysesnandnReviewnofnKeynConcepts
Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information
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,MultiplenChoice
1. Sciencenjournalsnoftennrequirenresearchersnton .
a. guaranteensignificantnresults
b. providennamesnofnparticipants
c. identifynpossiblenconflictsnofninterest
d. subscribentonthenjournaln
Ans:nC
CognitivenDomain:nKnowledge
AnswernLocation:n1.3.1nSelf-
InterestnornBiasnDifficultynLevel:nMedium
2. Communicatornself-interestncannproducenconcernsnaboutn .
a. costnofnthenproduct
b. credibilitynofnthenmessage
c. futurenresearch
d. methodology
nAns:nB
CognitivenDomain:nKnowledge
AnswernLocation:n1.3.1nSelf-
InterestnornBiasnDifficultynLevel:nMedium
3. Confirmationnbiasnisninformallynknownnasn .
a. cherrynpicking
b. naturalnselection
c. favoritism
d. preferentialntreatment
nAns:nA
CognitivenDomain:nKnowledge
AnswernLocation:n1.3.2nBiasnandn“CherrynPicking”nDi
fficultynLevel:nEasy
4. Researchnwrittennbynthenpersonnwithnfirst-
handnknowledgenofntheneventsnofnthenstudynisnknownnasn .
a. anliteraturenreview
b. questionable
c. ansecondarynsource
d. anprimarynsourcen
Ans:nD
, CognitivenDomain:nKnowledge
AnswernLocation:n1.3.3nPrimary,nSecondary,nandnThirdnPartynSourcesnDiff
icultynLevel:nEasy
5. Muchnofnthencontentnonnwebsitesnfornnewsnentitiesnisnconsideredn .
a. primarynsourcencontent
b. secondarynsourcencontent
c. thirdnpartyncontent
d. unreliable
nAns:nC
CognitivenDomain:nComprehension
AnswernLocation:n1.3.3nPrimary,nSecondary,nandnThird-
PartynSourcesnDifficultynLevel:nMedium
6. Newsnreportsnandnwebsitesn .
a. alwaysnidentifynselfninterest
b. consistentlynidentifyntheirncredentials
c. faithfullynconfessntonbias
d. maynnotnincludensourceninformationn
Ans:nD
CognitivenDomain:nComprehension
AnswernLocation:n1.3.4nCommunicatornCredentialsnandnSkillsn
DifficultynLevel:nMedium
7. Fraudninnsciencenisn .
a. rarenbutnhasnoccurred
b. acceptableninncertainncircumstances
c. nevernreported
d. rarelynpunished
nAns:nA
CognitivenDomain:nComprehension
AnswernLocation:n1.3.5nTracknRecordnfornTruth-
TellingnDifficultynLevel:nMedium
8. Althoughnanecdotalnevidencenmaynbenaccurate,nitnisndifficultnton .
a. replicateninnfuturenstudies
b. analyze
c. generalizentonanlargernpopulation
d. gainnpermissionntonpublishn
Ans:nC
CognitivenDomain:nComprehension
AnswernLocation:n1.4.1nAnecdotalnVersusnNumericalnInformationnDifficult
ynLevel:nMedium
9. Thenpurposenofncitationninnsciencenisnton .
a. determinenvalidity