Interpreting Data and Quantitative Fluency: Charts One and Two
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QUESTION 1
A researcher writing a proposal for studying the impact of birth order on aggressiveness wants to first review the definitions of aggressiveness used in other research studies. This illustrates the first step in the process of:
A.
Validation
B.
Conceptualization
C.
Measurement
D.
Verification
QUESTION 2
Which problem occurs when secondary data is used for analysis?
A.
The analysis will require a considerable amount of data dredging.
B.
The design may not be appropriate for your specific questions.
C.
The analysis will depend on how much you can manipulate the independent variable.
D.
The design may depend on gathering difficult-to-locate data.
QUESTION 3
An advocate of firearm control wants to show the rise in firearm-related homicides. To create a graph clearly showing, maybe also in an exaggerated way, the rise since 1950, the advocate should:
A.
Begin the horizontal axis at 1990 rather than 1950.
B.
Begin the vertical axis at 50 rather than 0.
C.
Use a two-dimensional rather than a three-dimensional histogram.
D.
Show the numerical value for each data point.
QUESTION 4
The Base N in a frequency distribution refers to:
A.
The total number of cases corresponding to 100% in the frequency distribution table
B.
All the cases, including those with missing values, in the frequency distribution table
C.
The number of cases corresponding to each percentage in the frequency distribution table
D.
The total number of cases in the original sample, including those that did not respond
QUESTION 5
Which of the following is not a property of a variable measured at the interval level?
A.
Fixed zero point
B.
Constant measurement units
C.
Ordered values
D.
Exhaustive values
QUESTION 6
The extent to which measures indicate what they are intended to measure is called:
A.
Reliability
B.
Conceptualization
C.
Validity
D.
Operationalization
QUESTION 7
A researcher decides to measure the concept of supervision by curfew time. This decision illustrates the process of:
A.
Conceptualization
B.
Operationalization
C.
Validation
D.
Verification
QUESTION 8
In a national survey on drug abuse, the variable region includes West, Southwest, South, Southeast, East, Northeast, Midwest, and Northwest. The level of measurement for this variable is:
A.
Nominal
B.
Ordinal
C.
Interval
D.
Ratio
QUESTION 9
The values to be displayed in a frequency distribution should be grouped:
A.
When some values have a disproportionate number of cases
B.
Only if the groups have equal width
C.
Only if the values are quantitative
D.
When there are more than 15 values
QUESTION 10
The process of checking data carefully for errors is known as:
A.
Data reduction
B.
Data dredging
C.
Data cleaning
D.
Data defining
