Exam 4

A  Ranked scores

B  The chi-square value

C  Ordinal data

D  All of the above

A  0.63

B  0.14

C  0.86

D  0.92

A  Neither

B  Its sign (+ or – )

C  Both

D  its size

A  low scores on X are associated with low scores on Y

B  High scores on X are associated with high scores on Y

C  X is NOT a good predictor of Y

D  X is a good predictor of Y

A  when random sampling has been used

B  for tables that are 2 x 2

C  for nominal data

D  all of the above

A  both nominal and interval

B  interval level data

C  ordinal level data

D  nominal level data

A  the point where the regression line crosses the Y axis when X = 0

B  the amount of change in X for each unit change in Y

C  the points where the regression line crosses the X axis when Y = 0

D  the amount of change in Y for each unit change in X

A  its size

B  neither its sign (+ or -) or size

C  both its size and sign (+ or -)

D  its sign (+ or -)

A  Pearson’s r

B  contingency coefficient

C  Cramer’s V

D  Spearman’s rank order correlation coefficient

A  Spearman’s r

B  Contingency Coefficient

C  Pearson’s r

D  Phi coefficient

A  Spearman’s r

B  Goodman’s and Kruskal’s Gamma

C  Cramer’s V

D  Pearson’s r

A  the table has the same number of rows and columns

B  there is a large sample

C  the table is 2 x 2

D  the given table does not have the same number of row and columns

A  the independent variable is influenced by the dependent variable

B  the independent variable must be categorical in nature

C  one variable is believed to be influenced by the other

D  the variables being investigated must be correlated

A  the proportion of the variance in Y that is explained by X

B  the proportion of variance in Y that is NOT explained by X

C  the proportion of variance in X that is attributed to error

D  the proporion of variance in Y that is attributed to error

A  the worse the obtained data fit the regression line

B  the better the obtained data fit the regression line (AKA line of best fit)

C  the ore the independent variable predicts the independent variable

D  the less variance has been accounted for by the independent variable

A  the amount of change in Y for each unit change in X

B  the amount of change in X for each change in Y

C  the point where the regression line crosses the Y-axis when X=0

D  the point where the regresssion line corsses the X-axis when Y=0

A  a negative relationship

B  curvilienear relationship

C  a positive relationship

D  not enough information to answer question

A  presents the strength of the relationship

B  varies from -1.0 to +1.0

C  presents the direction of the relationship

D  all of the above

A  -0.28

B  (+0.12)

C  (+0.58)

D  -0.31

A  correlations can never exceed 1.0

B  correlations can be negative

C  correlations provide statements of causation

D  correlations closer to 0.0 are considered to be weak, while correlations closer to 1.0 are considered to be strong.

A  there is not enough information to estimate the nature of the correlation

B  positive

C  inverse

D  negative