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  1. 1A researcher is interested in the sleeping habits of American college students.
    A group of 50 students is interviewed and the researcher finds that these students
    sleep an average of 6.7 hours per day. For this study, the average of 6.7 hours is an
    example of a(n) ________________.
    1. AParameter
    2. BStatistic
    3. CPopulation
    4. DSample
  2. 2 A researcher is curious about the average IQ of registered voters in the state of Florida. The entire group of registered voters in the state is an example of a ________.
    1. ASample
    2. BStatistic
    3. CPopulation
    4. DParameter
  3. 3Statistical techniques that summarize, organize, and simplify data are classified
    as _____________.
    1. APopulations statistics
    2. BSample statistics
    3. CDescriptive statistics
    4. DInferential statistics
  4. 4In general, ____________ statistical techniques are used to summarize the data from
    a research study and ____________ statistical techniques are used to determine what
    conclusions are justified by the results.
    1. Ainferential / descriptive
    2. Bdescriptive / inferential
    3. Csample / population
    4. Dpopulation / sample
  5. 5IQ tests are standardized so that the average score is 100 for the entire group of
    people who take the test each year. However, if you selected a group of 20 people
    who took the test and computed their average IQ score you probably would not get
    100. What statistical concept explains the difference between your mean and the
    mean for the entire group?
    1. AStatistical error
    2. BInferential error
    3. CDescriptive error
    4. DSampling error
  6. 6In a correlational study, how many variables are measured for each individual and
    how many groups of scores are obtained?
    1. A1 variable and 1 group
    2. B1 variable and 2 groups
    3. C2 variables and 1 group
    4. D2 variables and 2 groups
  7. 7A research study comparing alcohol use for college students in the United States
    and Canada reports that more Canadian students drink but American students drink
    more (Kuo, Adlaf, Lee, Gliksman, Demers, and Wechsler, 2002). What research
    design did this study use?
    1. ACorrelational
    2. BExperimental
    3. CNonexperimental
    4. DNoncorrelational
  8. 8Stephens, Atkins, and Kingston (2009) found that participants were able to tolerate
    more pain when they shouted their favorite swear words over and over than when
    they shouted neutral words. For this study, what is the independent variable?
    1. AThe amount of pain tolerated
    2. BThe participants who shouted swear words
    3. CThe participants who shouted neutral words
    4. DThe kind of words shouted by the participants
  9. 9An operational definition is used to ____________ a hypothetical construct.
    1. ADefine
    2. BMeasure
    3. CMeasure and Define
    4. DNone of the other choices is correct
  10. 10A researcher studies the factors that determine the number of children that couples
    decide to have. The variable, number of children, is an example of a _____________
    variable.
    1. ADiscrete
    2. BContinuous
    3. CNominal
    4. DOrdinal

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Year 1 Statistics I Quiz am Chapter 1, erstellt von Eloise Brisson am 08/08/2022.
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