Statistic Quizzes

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Chapter 6

Question 1

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  If p = 0.03, confidence also = 0.03.


Answer

True

False

Question 2

· 
  It is possible to conduct a one-sample t test even when the population standard deviation is not known.


Answer

True

False


Question 3

· 
  A normal deviate Z test requires that we know the population standard deviation.


Answer


True

False

Question 4

· 
  In a one-sample t test with a sample size of 30, there are 30 degrees of freedom.


Answer

True

False

Question 5

· 
  The mean of any sampling distribution of the mean is the population mean.


Answer

True

False

Question 6

· 
  A z score tests the location of _________, while a Z test tests the location of ____________.


Answer

·

· a.

· An individual score, a sample mean.

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· b.

· An individual score, a population mean.

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· c.

· A sample mean, a population mean.

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· d.

· A random score, a nonrandom score.

Question 7

· 
  In a one-sample t test, α =0.05 and t (52) = +2.46. How many degrees of freedom are in this study?


Answer

· 0

· 5

· 5

· 2


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Question 8

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· 
  The rejection region typically falls where in the sampling distribution of the mean?


Answer

·

· a.

· In the center.

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· b.

· In the tails.

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· c.

· Sometimes in the center and sometime in the tails.

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· d.

· Close to the population mean.

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Question 9

· 
  What is the mean of any sampling distribution of the mean?


Answer

·

· a.

· 0.

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· b.

· The sample mean.

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· c.

· The population mean.

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· d.

· It depends on the value of the raw scores in the distribution.

 

Question 10

· 
  A research report says that t (63) = 1.99; p = 0.03. From that information, can you reject the null hypothesis with 95% confidence?


Answer

·

· a.

· Yes.

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· b.

· No.

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· c.

· It depends on the sample size.

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· d.

· It depends on the size of the type 1 error.