It is important to assess the magnitude or strength of a relationship because

Question 1. 1.A formal statement that there is an absence of relationship between variables when tested by a researcher is called: (Points : 1)

Question 2. 2.Bivariate statistics refers to the statistical analysis of the relationship between two variables. (Points : 1)

Question 3. 3.Positive relationships between two variables indicate that, as the score of one increases, the score of the other increases. (Points : 1)

Question 4. 4.A result that is probably not attributable to chance is: (Points : 1)

Question 5. 5.A score that is likely to fall into the middle 68% of scores of a normal distribution will fall inside these values: (Points : 1)

Question 6. 6.It is important to assess the magnitude or strength of a relationship because this assists you with deciding whether or not a variable A causes variable B. (Points : 1)

Question 7. 7.In a negative relationship, as the score of one variable decreases, the score on the second variable decreases. (Points : 1)

Question 8. 8.A set of subjects, usually randomly sampled, selected to participate in a research study is called: (Points : 1)

Question 9. 9.A perfect negative relationship between two variables is expressed as r=0. (Points : 1)

Question 10. 10.When examining the relationship between a nominal variable and an interval or ratio variable, you would create a table using the nominal variables, calculate the mode and median of the interval or ratio variable, then make a decision regarding the relationship using the mode and median. (Points : 1)

Question 11. 11.A Z score of +/-1.96 is equivalent to these values on a normal distribution. (Points : 1)

Question 12. 12.An assumption used by statisticians which states that population parameters are normally distributed: (Points : 1)

Question 13. 13.When examining the relationship between two interval or ratio level variables, you can use a scatterplot to allow you to visualize the relationship between the two. (Points : 1)

Question 14. 14.Correlation coefficients, r, range from -1.00 to +1.00. (Points : 1)

Question 15. 15.An entire set of individuals or objects having some common characteristics is: (Points : 1)

Question 16. 16.Data which uses number values, has an equal distance between values, and has a possible absolute zero is: (Points : 1)

Question 17. 17.To determine the proportion of variability in one variable that can be accounted for or explained by the variability of a second variable, you would calculate a correlation coefficient, then square it. (Points : 1)

Question 18. 18.A significant finding with the 2 sample t-test indicates a strong relationship exists between the 2 population means. (Points : 1)

Question 19. 19.Data which uses number values with an equal distance between values are: (Points : 1)

Question 20. 20.Data which uses numbers to provide categories or labels as well as the ordering of the categories are: (Points : 1)

Question 21. 21.Not all variables retained in a regression model are required to be significant. (Points : 1)

Question 22. 22.Parametric tests can be used with any type of data. (Points : 1)

Question 23. 23.This term refers to how data spreads out or disperses within a distribution. (Points : 1)

Question 24. 24.Relevant data that are expressed in numerical form are called: (Points : 1)

Question 25. 25.It is not necessary to look at the frequency distribution if the mean, median, and mode are known. (Points : 1)

Question 26. 26.Causation is synonymous with association. (Points : 1)

Question 27. 27.The area of the theoretical distribution where the researcher will reject the null hypothesis is called: (Points : 1)

Question 28. 28.The arithmetic average of the data is called the: (Points : 1)

Question 29. 29.Regression uses the least squares method to fit a model. (Points : 1)

Question 30. 30.The difference between the highest and lowest score in a distribution is called: (Points : 1)

Question 31. 31.This is the measurement of dispersion equal to the square root of the mathematical variance. (Points : 1)

Question 32. 32.This is used to compare means while controlling for the effect of a covariate. (Points : 1)

Question 33. 33.The assumptions for ANCOVA differ substantially from those for ANOVA. (Points : 1)

Question 34. 34.When the researcher incorrectly rejects the null hypothesis, it is known as: (Points : 1)

Question 35. 35.You are studying the effect of hypnosis on weight loss. You will measure each patient's weight pre- and post-intervention. The most appropriate test is: (Points : 1)

Question 36. 36.What is the minimum level of measurement appropriate for the independent variable in a t-test? (Points : 1)

Question 37. 37.ANOVA assumes which of the following? (Points : 1)

Question 38. 38.Public Health nurses want to compare the mean weight of US 6th graders to a sample of 6th graders in one school. Which statistical test is most appropriate (Points : 1)

Question 39. 39.A group of neonatal nurses wanted to know if there was a difference in mean heart rate between premature babies who were swaddled and babies who were not swaddled. Babies were randomly assigned to swaddling or no swaddling. Which test is most appropriate? (Points : 1)

Question 40. 40.Psych nurses wanted to evaluate the effect of three different treatments for anxiety - positive imagery, therapeutic touch, and medication on anxiety score (interval data) while controlling for the effect of length of stay. Which test is most appropriate? (Points : 1)

Question 41. 41.Critical care nurses wanted to evaluate the effect of heparin vs saline IV flush solution on IV patency (patent vs not patent). Which test is most appropriate? (Points : 1)

Question 42. 42.A nurse researcher wanted to evaluate blood pressure in a set of patients/research subjects at 1, 3, and 6 months. What test would be most appropriate? (Points : 1)

Question 43. 43.In a study that examines the effect of a peer mentor on the heart rate of patients, what is the dependent variable? (Points : 1)

Question 44. 44.A variable with equal distances between score units which also has a true meaningful zero is: (Points : 1)

Question 45. 45.The standard deviation is: (Points : 1)

Question 46. 46.If a researcher accepts a null hypothesis when that hypothesis is actually true, she has committed: (Points : 1)

Question 47. 47.Chi-square tests can be conducted for a 4X3 contingency table. (Points : 1)

Question 48. 48.This is used when a conservative approach is desired and an expected cell frequency is less than 5 in a 2X2 table. (Points : 1)

Question 49. 49.The distribution of chi-square values is NOT normally distributed. (Points : 1)

Question 50. 50.Generally, an ANOVA test is used when 3 or more variables are compared. (Points : 1)