Soc 004 - Sociological Analysis » Spring 2020 » Exam 12

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Question #1
Unvariate statistical analysis shows a statistical analysis between two variables
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
A "codebook" is
A.   only used in existing research.
B.   an unnecessary part of data analysis since computers were invented.
C.   a document that tells the reasercher where variables are located in the data file and what numbers go with variable attributes
D.   the set of instructions that tells interviewers or experimenters how to treat respondets or subjects.
Question #3
To protect against too many errors, reserchers typically take measures to re-verify their data was iputted accurately. This is known as a "coding procedure".
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
A researcher wants to express the middle of a distribution of numbers, such that half the cases are higher and half lower than a value. What statistical measure should he use?
A.   standard deviation
B.   median
C.   mode
D.   mean
Question #5
A positively skewed distribution occurs when a large proportion of the distribution is made up of scores that are low.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Given the following 6 men's shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11 The mean is
A.   8.5
B.   10
C.   9.5
D.   8
Question #7
Negatively skewed distribution occurs when a large proportion of the distribution is made of scored that are high.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Given the following 6 men's shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11 The median is
A.   8.5
B.   10
C.   9.5
D.   8
Question #9
The standard deviation is the simplest to understand. To compute the standard deviation,a researcher substracts the largest and smallest scores in a distribution.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Given the following 6 men's shoe sizes: 9,10,10,8,12,11 The mode is
A.   10
B.   8.5
C.   8
D.   9.5
Question #11
When using scattergrams, a linear relationship means that a straight line can be visualized in the middle of a maze of cases running from one corner to another.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
When a relationship between two variables is determined to be independent, that means there is no relationship.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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