Research Methods IV MCQs

Pregunta 1 de 69

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What is the purpose of a one-way ANOVA (between or within groups)? And how is it different to a t-test?

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A one-way ANOVA examines the difference between three (or more) levels/groups in one variable, whereas a t-test only examines the difference between two levels/groups in one variable.
A one-way ANOVA examines the difference between three (you can't examine more than three) levels/groups in one variable, whereas a t-test only examines the difference between two levels/groups in one variable.
A one-way ANOVA examines the difference between four (or more) levels/groups in one variable, whereas a t-test only examines the difference between three levels/groups in one variable.
A one-way ANOVA examines the difference between two (or more) levels/groups in one variable, whereas a t-test only examines the difference between three levels/groups in one variable.

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Pregunta 2 de 69

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In an one-way independent measures ANOVA, how is the variance split in terms of sums of squares? And which sum of squares tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis that the three groups are different?

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First you have the total sum of squares (SST), which is made up of the model sum of squares (SSM) and the residual sum of squares (SSR). SSM tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis or model.
First you have the model sum of squares (SSM), which is made up of the total sum of squares (SST) and the residual sum of squares (SSR). SST tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis or model.
First you have the total sum of squares (SST), which is made up of the model sum of squares (SSM) and the residual sum of squares (SSR). The none of the sum of squares values tell us how much of the variance is explained by our hypothesis.
First you have the residual sum of squares (SSR), which is made up of the model sum of squares (SSM) and the total sum of squares (SST). SSM tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis or model.

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Pregunta 3 de 69

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In a repeated measure ANOVA how is the variance split in terms of sums of squares? And which sum of squares value tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis - that the group will be different in each condition?

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First, total sum of squares (SST) shows the total variation in the data, this is made of the sum of squares for between participant variation (SSB) and the sum of squares for within participant variation (SSW). In the SSW we can further split the variation into the model sum of squares (SSM) and the residual sum of squares (SSR). SSM tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis.
First, total sum of squares (SST) shows the total variation in the data, this is made of the sum of squares for between participant variation (SSB) and the sum of squares for within participant variation (SSW). SSW tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis.
First, total sum of squares (SST) shows the total variation in the data, this is made of the model sum of squares (SSM) and the residual sum of squares (SSR). SST tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis.
First, total sum of squares (SST) shows the total variation in the data, this is made of the sum of squares for within participant variation (SSW) and the sum of squares for between participant variation (SSB). In the SSB we can further split the variation into the model sum of squares (SSM) and the residual sum of squares (SSR). SSR tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis.

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Pregunta 4 de 69

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Why can't we use the sum of squares to calculate the F ratio in one-way ANOVA?

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Because the sum of squares are influenced by the number of scores summed.
This is a trick question - we do use the sum of squares, its the mean squares we don't use.
Because the sum of squares are influenced by the degrees of freedom but mean squares are not.
Because the sum of squares are influenced by the F ratio.

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Pregunta 5 de 69

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In a one-way ANOVA, if our F value is more than 1 - what does this mean?

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That our MSM is larger than our MSR. This means that there has been an effect of the variable between the groups/within the group - although we don't know if this is significant.
That our MSR is larger than our MSM. This means that there has been an effect of the variable between the groups/within the group - although we don't know if this is significant.
That our MSM is larger than our MSR. This means that there has not been an effect of the variable between the groups/within the group - although we don't know if this is significant.
That our MSM is larger than our MSR. This means that there has been an effect of the variable between the groups/within the group - and we know that this is significant.

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Pregunta 6 de 69

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Which of the following is NOT an assumption of an independent samples ANOVA?

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Sphericity.
Interval level data.
Normal distribution.
Homogeneity of variance.

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Pregunta 7 de 69

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Which of the following is NOT an assumption of a repeated measures ANOVA?

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Independence of groups.
Sphericity.
Interval level data.
Normal distribution.

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Pregunta 8 de 69

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One-Way ANOVA: If the assumption of homogeneity is broken - which test should you use instead?

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Bonferroni.
Tukey.
Brown-Forsythe.
Welch.

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Pregunta 9 de 69

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If your assumption of sphericity is broken - which part of the output should you read instead?

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Mauchly.
Greenhouse-Geisser.
Lower-bound.
Levene.

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Pregunta 10 de 69

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Can SPSS calculate an effect size for a one-way ANOVA?

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Yes, but only for independent measures - you should calculate it yourself for repeated measures.
Yes, but only for repeated measures - you should calculate it yourself for independent measures.
Yes, for both.
No.

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Pregunta 11 de 69

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I'm doing a three-way ANOVA with a 3x3x2 design. What does this tell you?

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That this experiment has 2 IVs. Two of them have 3 levels.
That this experiment has 3 IVs. Three of them have 3 levels.
That this experiment has 3 levels. Two of them have 3 IVs and one has two.
That this experiment has 3 IVs. Two of them have 3 levels and one has two.

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Pregunta 12 de 69

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What information do we get from a factorial ANOVA?

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We can see the main effects of each IV.
We can see the main effects of each DV.
We can see the main effects of each IV and how they interact.
We can see the main effects of each DV and how they interact.

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Pregunta 13 de 69

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Within the variability explained by SSM, how can we further split the variance in an independent measures factorial ANOVA?

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The variance explained by SSM is made up of the MS for each variable plus the MS for the interactions.
The variance explained by SSM is made up of the SS for each variable plus the SS for the interactions
The variance explained by SSM is made up of only the SS for each variable.
You cannot further split the variance explained by SSM.

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Pregunta 14 de 69

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I have two IVs: stats knowledge (SSA) and psychology knowledge (SSB). How do we calculate SSA?

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We collapse across SSB and look only at the scores split by the stats knowledge variable as compared to the grand mean.
We collapse and look only at the scores split by the psych knowledge variable as compared to the grand mean.
We collapse across SSB and look only at the scores split by the stats knowledge variable as compared to the participants' means.
SSA is the same as SSM in this context.

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Pregunta 15 de 69

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Independent Samples Factorial ANOVA: How do I calculate SSAxB? And what does it tell me?

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After calculating SSA and SSB then the remaining variance accounted for by SST is the variance from SSAxB. This is the interaction between the two variables.
After calculating SSA and SSB then the remaining variance accounted for by SSM is the variance from SSAxB. This is the main effects between the two variables.
You do not get SSAxB in independent samples factorial ANOVA.
After calculating SSA and SSB then the remaining variance accounted for by SSM is the variance from SSAxB. This is the interaction between the two variables.

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Pregunta 16 de 69

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What is an interaction?

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When the effect of one DV on the IV is dependent on another DV.
When both IVs have a main effect.
When the effect of one IV on the DV is dependent on another IV.
When both DVs have a main effect.

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Pregunta 17 de 69

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I've graphed the interaction between stats knowledge (two levels) and psychology knowledge (two levels) and their effect on a test score. What does this interaction show?

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That participants that had good clinical psychology knowledge and good parametric scored highly on the test, however this did not occur for those with good clinical psychology knowledge and good non-parametric knowledge. The converse was true for those in the good neuropsychology group.
That participants that had good clinical psychology knowledge and good non-parametric knowledge scored highly on the test, however this did not occur for those with good clinical psychology knowledge and good parametric knowledge. The converse was true for those in the good neuropsychology knowledge group.
That participants that had good clinical psychology knowledge and good parametric knowledge scored highly on the test, however this did not occur for those with good clinical psychology knowledge and good non-parametric knowledge. The same was true for those in the good neuropsychology knowledge group.
That participants that had good clinical psychology knowledge scored highly on the test, however, the converse was true for those in the good neuropsychology knowledge group.

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Pregunta 18 de 69

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If my study is a between-subjects-design - am I concerned about whether my data breaks the assumption of homogeneity or the assumption of sphericity? And what would I expect to see if this assumption had been met?

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Homogeneity of variance - the Levene's test should be significant.
Sphericity - the Mauchly's test should not be significant.
Homogeneity of variance - the Levene's test should not be significant.
Sphericity - the Mauchly's test should be significant.

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Pregunta 19 de 69

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After completing our factorial ANOVA - why do we employ syntax to look at the interaction?

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Because this is the best way to explore the differences between the different levels of an interaction.
Trick question - this is only used the examine main effects.
We don't - multiple comparisons tells us enough.
Because we want to examine the differences between the IVs.

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Pregunta 20 de 69

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Factorial ANOVA: Why can't we only interpret the F from the SSM line of the output?

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Trick question - we only interpret the SSM line of output in factorial ANOVA.
Because we need to know how much variance is explained by the SSR output, which is part of the variance explained by SSM.
Because we don't just need to know how much variance is explained by the model but whether each individual variable is explaining a significant amount of variance.
Because we don't just need to know how much variance is explained by the model but whether each individual variance and their interactions are explaining a significant amount of variance.

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Pregunta 21 de 69

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How do we partition the variance for SSM in factorial repeated measures ANOVA?

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We split it into SSA and SSB.
We split it into SSA, SSB and SSAxB.
We don't split the variance beyond SSM.
We split it into SSA and SSAxB.

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Pregunta 22 de 69

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How do we partition the variance for SSR in a repeated measures factorial ANOVA?

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We don't partition the variance of SSR.
Into SSRA and SSRB.
Into SSRA, SSRB and SSRAxB
Into SSRA and SSRAxB.

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Pregunta 23 de 69

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Factorial Repeated Measures ANOVA: Which formula do I use to calculate F for one of my main effects?

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MSA/MSRA
MSA/MSR
MSA/dfA
MSA/MSB

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Pregunta 24 de 69

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In a repeated measures ANOVA are we concerned with Homogeneity of Variance or Sphericity? And what do we expect to see if the assumption has been met?

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Sphericity - Mauchly's test should be significant.
Homogeneity of Variance - Levene's test should not be significant.
Sphericity - Mauchly's test should not be significant.
Homogeneity of Variance - Levene's test should be significant.

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Pregunta 25 de 69

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Below is my syntax for a 2-way-3x2 repeated measures ANOVA. IV1 Time of Meal (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner), IV2 Day (Day1, Day2). I'm missing a section of the syntax - complete it.

GLM BreakfastDay1 BreakfastDay2 LunchDay1 LunchDay2 DinnerDay1 DinnerDay2

/WSFACTOR [COMPLETE THIS LINE]

/EMMEANS = TABLES(TimeMeal*Day) COMPARE(Day)

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TimeMeal 2 Day 3
Day 3 TimeMeal 2
TimeMeal 3 Day 2
TimeDay6

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Pregunta 26 de 69

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How is an interaction different from a main effect?

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For a main effect: IV1 will have the same effect on the DV in all levels of IV2. In an interaction: IV1 will only effect the DV in specific levels of IV2.
For main effect: IV1: IV1 will have the same effect on the DV in specific levels of IV2. In an interaction: IV1 will ave the same effect on the DV in all levels of IV2.
Main effects and interactions are the same.
For a main effect: DV1 will have the same effect on the IV in all levels of DV2. In an interaction: DV1 will only effect the IV in specific levels of DV2.

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Pregunta 27 de 69

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I've conducted an experiment examining real vs sham brain stimulation on a verbal fluency experiment. I've recorded number of words produced to the letter S in one minute at Pre, During and Post stimulation. The graph of my results is below. What is the interaction showing?

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Sham stimulation increased performance as compared to Real, but only During stimulation and Post stimulation - there was no difference Pre stimulation.
Real stimulation increased performance as compared to Sham, but only During stimulation and Post stimulation - there was no difference Pre stimulation.
Real stimulation increased performance as compared to Sham, but only Pre stimulation and Post stimulation - there was no difference During stimulation.
There is no interaction between these variables.

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Pregunta 28 de 69

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Which is a mixed factorial design?

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A design which has 3+ IVs. At least one of which is between subjects and one within subjects.
A design which has 2+ IVs. At least one of which is between subjects and one within subjects.
A design which has 2+ IVs. Both of which is between subjects.
A design which has 2+ IVs. Both of which is within subjects.

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Pregunta 29 de 69

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In a mixed factorial ANOVA are we concerned with Homogeneity of Variance or Sphericity?

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Only Homogeneity of Variance.
Only Sphericity which applies when the within subjects IV has 3+ levels as with repeated measures designs that are not mixed.
Both, but Sphericity only applies when the within subjects IV has 3+ levels as with repeated measures designs that are not mixed.
Only Sphericity which applies when the within subjects IV has 2+ levels as with repeated measures designs that are not mixed.

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Pregunta 30 de 69

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In SPSS, what process do we use to complete a mixed factorial ANOVA?

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The same as for independent measures ANOVA but we add in the between subjects variable at the 'define' stage.
Mixed ANOVA uses its own process which is entirely different from repeated and independent measures ANOVA.
The same as for repeated measures ANOVA but we add in the between subjects variable at ehe 'Post Hoc' stage.
The same as for repeated measures ANOVA but we add in the between subjects variable at the 'define' stage.

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Pregunta 31 de 69

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Assuming the data meet the assumption of parametric tests, non-parametric tests compared to their parametric counterparts _______________.

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are less conservative
are less likely to accept the alternative hypothesis
have less statistical power
All of the above.

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Pregunta 32 de 69

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A researcher measured leadership skills in police officers, doctors, and accountants. There were unequal group sizes and the data were skewed. What test should be used to analyse the data?

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Wilcoxon test.
Kruskal-Wallis test.
One-Way ANOVA.
Friedman test.

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Pregunta 33 de 69

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The results of the test used to analyse the data in the Question: "A researcher measured leadership skills in police officers, doctors, and accountants. There were unequal group sizes and the data were skewed. What test should be used to analyse the data?" showed a significant result. How should the researcher carry out post-hoc tests?

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Compare groups using the Mann Whitney test.
Compare groups using the Wilcoxon test.
Compare groups using a t-test.
None of the above. Post-hoc analyses cannot be carried out with non-parametric data.

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Pregunta 34 de 69

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An advantage of non-parametric statistics is that __________.

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you need a computer to calculate them
they have many assumptions to meet
they are easy to calculate
they are very powerful

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Pregunta 35 de 69

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Which of the following tests is analogous to a standard within-subjects ANOVA?

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Mann-Whitney.
Friedman.
Wilcoxon.
Kruskal-Wallis.

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Pregunta 36 de 69

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Tied scores (when two or more scores have the same value) may present a problem in non-parametric tests. The way to deal with them in a Kruskal-Wallis test is to _________.

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Throw out the tied data.
Assign any tied values the average of the ranks they would been received had they not been tied.
Use a random number table to assign ranks to the tied values.
Assign any tied numbers the lower of the ranks they would have received had they not been tied.

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Pregunta 37 de 69

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A dataset contains the following values: 23, 28, 37, 23, 45, 49, 37, 62. Rank the values. Which rank is associated with value 37?

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3.5
4
4.5
6

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Pregunta 38 de 69

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Researchers wanted to examine whether the 'see-food' diet was effective. A group of volunteers were placed on the diet and their weight (in kilograms) was measured at the beginning of the diet, after 1 month, after 2 months, then at the end of the diet after 3 months. The data were not normally distributed. Which test would be appropriate to analyse this data?

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Mann-Whitney.
Friedman.
Wilcoxon.
Kruskal-Wallis.

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Pregunta 39 de 69

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The SPSS output from the study described in the question: "Researchers wanted to examine whether the 'see-food' diet was effective. A group of volunteers were placed on the diet and their weight (in kilograms) was measured at the beginning of the diet, after 1 month, after 2 months, then at the end of the diet after 3 months. The data were not normally distributed. Which test would be appropriate to analyse this data?"

What is the correct way to report these results? (x^2 = Chi-squared)

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The weight of participants did not significantly change during the diet, x^2 (3) = 0.60, p = .90
The weight of participants did not significantly change during the diet, x^2 (x) = 0.60, p = .89
The weight of participants significantly changed during the diet, x^2 (3) = 0.60, p < .50
The weight of participants significantly changed during the diet, x^2 (3) = .60, p > .05

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Pregunta 40 de 69

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In a Kruskal-Wallis test, the ___________ the value of H, the more likely you are to reject the null hypothesis.

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larger
smaller
more negative
H is not relevant for the Kruskal-Wallis test.

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Pregunta 41 de 69

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What assumption does ANCOVA have that ANOVA does not?

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Homogeneity of Variance.
Homoscedasticity.
Homogeneity of Sample Size.
Homogeneity of Regression Slopes.

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Pregunta 42 de 69

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ANCOVA is _____________.

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used to correct for unmeasured variables that could affect the outcome variable
a method of portioning the results of ANOVAs to investigate where differences between independent variables lie
a robust version of ANOVA
an extension of ANOVA that partials out the effect of other measured variables

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Pregunta 43 de 69

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A researcher conducted a study to examine whether people's attachment styles are associated with differences in relationship satisfaction. Participants were divided into three groups according to their attachment styles (secure, dismissing, and fearful) and their relationship satisfaction was measured. Depression levels were also measured, as it is known that relationship satisfaction covaries with depression. Which variable should the researcher use a covariate in the data analysis?

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Attachment style.
Secure attachment.
Depression.
Relationship satisfaction.

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Pregunta 44 de 69

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Regarding the study described in the question:

"A researcher conducted a study to examine whether people's attachment styles are associated with differences in relationship satisfaction. Participants were divided into three groups according to their attachment styles (secure, dismissing, and fearful) and their relationship satisfaction was measured. Depression levels were also measured, as it is known that relationship satisfaction covaries with depression. Which variable should the researcher use a covariate in the data analysis?"

which of the below questions would be relevant to the data analysis?

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Does relationship satisfaction have a significant effect on the relationship between attachment and depression?
What would the means of the groups be on relationship satisfaction if their levels of depression were constant?
What would the mean relationship satisfaction be if levels of depression were constant?
What would the mean depression score be for the three groups of attachment styles if their levels of relationship satisfaction were constant?

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Pregunta 45 de 69

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What problem do you foresee with the study described in the question:

"A researcher conducted a study to examine whether people's attachment styles are associated with differences in relationship satisfaction. Participants were divided into three groups according to their attachment styles (secure, dismissing, and fearful) and their relationship satisfaction was measured. Depression levels were also measured, as it is known that relationship satisfaction covaries with depression. Which variable should the researcher use a covariate in the data analysis?"?

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There could be more than three groups.
It is likely that there will be a linear association between depression and relationship satisfaction.
It is likely that the regression lines will be parallel.
Depression might also be related to attachment style.

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Pregunta 46 de 69

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The larger the F statistic, the larger the compared to the .

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variation between groups; variation within groups
variation within groups; variation between groups
variation between groups; total variation
total variation; variation between groups

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Pregunta 47 de 69

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A covariate is best described as ___________.

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a variable that is related to the dependent variable
a variable that is directly influenced by the dependent variable
a variable that is related to the independent variable
a variable that is unrelated to all other variables in the study

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Pregunta 48 de 69

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A researcher wanted to see whether giving students caffeine would improve their memory. He gave all students a memory test, then he randomly assigned participants to two groups. One group received a caffeinated drink and the other group received a decaffeinated drink. Both group then took another memory test (with different questions). The researcher used ANCOVA to analyse the data. Which variable was the covariate?

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Caffeine.
Score on the first memory test.
Score on the second memory test.
There was no covariate.

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Pregunta 49 de 69

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The SPSS output from the ANCOVA is shown below. What is the correct way to report these results?

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There was a significant effect of caffeine on memory after controlling for the effect of the covariate, F (1, 77) = 11.33, p = .001
There was no significant effect of caffeine on memory after controlling for the effect of the covariate, F (1, 77) = 11.33, p > .05
There was a significant effect of caffeine on memory after controlling for the effect of the covariate, F (1, 77) = 7.40, p = .008
There was no significant effect of caffeine on memory after controlling for the effect of covariate, F (1, 77) = 341.48, p < .001

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Pregunta 50 de 69

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According to this output, which of the following statements is true?

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There was no significant relationship between the covariate and the dependent variable.
There was a significant relationship between the covariate and the dependent variable.
The data violate the assumption of equal variances.
The data do not violate the assumption of equal variances.

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Pregunta 51 de 69

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What would you use Box's test for?

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To test for multivariate normality.
To test for a plausible linear combination of the dependent variables.
To test for homogeneity of variance.
To test for homogeneity of covariance matrices.

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Pregunta 52 de 69

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If you MANOVA is statistically significant:

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You could conduct separate Bonferroni-corrected ANOVAs on each dependent variable.
There is no added value in performing discriminant function analysis.
You could conclude that all groups differ significantly.
None of the above are correct.

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Pregunta 53 de 69

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How does MANOVA handle the dependent variables (DVs) in the analysis?

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The DVs are compiled into a linear combination.
The DVs are entered sequentially into a model.
The DVs are entered stepwise into an analysis.
The DVs are standardised and summed.

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Pregunta 54 de 69

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Which one of these might you consider a violation in MANOVA, suggesting it may be better to use an alternative analysis?

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You have 30 participants per group in you between participants design.
You have equal numbers of participants and it is a large sample size.
You have normally distributed dependent variables and all linear combinations of the dependent variables.
Box's M has an associated p-value of <0.05 and you have unequal sample sizes.

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Pregunta 55 de 69

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The difference between MANOVA and ANOVA is that MANOVA has the ability to handle __________.

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several dependent variables
several independent variables
non-metric independent variables
data with large error terms

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Pregunta 56 de 69

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A researcher wanted to examine the effects of a new antidepressant drug. She recruited 60 clinically depressed participants and randomly allocated them to three conditions: No dose (placebo), low dose and medium dose of the drug. She administered the drugs to participants for one month, then measured their mood levels by asking them to complete a self-report measure. However, she decided that mood should not just be measured by self-report, so she also asked the participants' psychiatrists to give their ratings of each person's mood. All mood ratings were measured on a 1-50 scale, with 1 indicating the lowest possible mood and 50 indicating the highest possible mood. The SPSS output from the data analysis is shown below.

Are the assumptions of MANOVA met?

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Yes.
No, the assumption of equality of covariance matrices is violated.
No, the assumption of multivariate normality is violated.
It is not possible to tell from this output.

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Pregunta 57 de 69

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A researcher wanted to examine the effects of a new antidepressant drug. She recruited 60 clinically depressed participants and randomly allocated them to three conditions: No dose (placebo), low dose and medium dose of the drug. She administered the drugs to participants for one month, then measured their mood levels by asking them to complete a self-report measure. However, she decided that mood should not just be measured by self-report, so she also asked the participants' psychiatrists to give their ratings of each person's mood. All mood ratings were measured on a 1-50 scale, with 1 indicating the lowest possible mood and 50 indicating the highest possible mood. The SPSS output from the data analysis is shown below.

Which of the following statements about the output is true?

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There is a significant multivariate difference between the drug groups.
Significant univariate differences are only present for psychiatrist ratings of mood.
Self-report ratings of mood are significantly higher than psychiatrist ratings of mood.
All of the above are true.

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Pregunta 58 de 69

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A researcher wanted to examine the effects of a new antidepressant drug. She recruited 60 clinically depressed participants and randomly allocated them to three conditions: No dose (placebo), low dose and medium dose of the drug. She administered the drugs to participants for one month, then measured their mood levels by asking them to complete a self-report measure. However, she decided that mood should not just be measured by self-report, so she also asked the participants' psychiatrists to give their ratings of each person's mood. All mood ratings were measured on a 1-50 scale, with 1 indicating the lowest possible mood and 50 indicating the highest possible mood. The SPSS output from the data analysis is shown below.

Which of the following might be a problem with the study described here?

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There may have been individual differences in mood at the beginning of the study.
There was only one independent variable.
The dependent variables were measured on different scales.
All of the above.

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Pregunta 59 de 69

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A researcher wanted to examine the effects of a new antidepressant drug. She recruited 60 clinically depressed participants and randomly allocated them to three conditions: No dose (placebo), low dose and medium dose of the drug. She administered the drugs to participants for one month, then measured their mood levels by asking them to complete a self-report measure. However, she decided that mood should not just be measured by self-report, so she also asked the participants' psychiatrists to give their ratings of each person's mood. All mood ratings were measured on a 1-50 scale, with 1 indicating the lowest possible mood and 50 indicating the highest possible mood. The SPSS output from the data analysis is shown below.

Which statistic test gives the largest effect size for the effect of the drug?

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Pillai's Trace.
Wilks' Lambda.
Roy's Largest Root.
They are all equal.

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Pregunta 60 de 69

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Poor research practices such as trying out several statistical analyses to get a significant results may increase the likelihood of ___________.

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a Type 1 error occurring
a Type 2 error occurring
incorrectly accepting the null hypothesis
having insufficient statistical power

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Pregunta 61 de 69

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A Type 1 error means ___________.

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we have rejected the null hypothesis when it is, in fact, true
we have rejected the alternative hypothesis when it is, in fact, true
we have accepted the null hypothesis when it is, in fact, false
None of the above.

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Pregunta 62 de 69

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The tendency for statistically significant findings to be published over nonsignificant findings is known as _________.

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sampling error
type 2 error
publication bias
meta-analysis

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Pregunta 63 de 69

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Statistical power can be increased by _________.

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including more independent variables
decreasing the sample size
increasing the sample size
including more dependent variables

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Pregunta 64 de 69

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When power = 0.56, what are you chances of finding an effect (if one exists)?

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44%
5%
56%
95%

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Pregunta 65 de 69

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The power of a statistical test can be defined as __________.

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the probability of not making a type 2 error
the probability of not making type 1 error
the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true
All of the above.

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Pregunta 66 de 69

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An effect size shows ___________.

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whether to reject the Null Hypothesis
the magnitude of a result in a study
the likelihood of committing a type I error
whether a result is statistically significant

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Pregunta 67 de 69

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Prospective power analysis involves calculating ________.

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the level of power which would be necessary to give a particular effect size
the effect size which would be given by a particular sample size
the sample size which would be necessary for a given effect size to give certain level of power
the level of alpha which would be given by a particular level of power for a given sample size

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Test sobre Research Methods IV MCQs, creado por Benjamin Maier el 21/05/2017.

Research Methods IV MCQs

Pregunta 1 de 69

What is the purpose of a one-way ANOVA (between or within groups)? And how is it different to a t-test?

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Pregunta 2 de 69

In an one-way independent measures ANOVA, how is the variance split in terms of sums of squares? And which sum of squares tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis that the three groups are different?

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Pregunta 3 de 69

In a repeated measure ANOVA how is the variance split in terms of sums of squares? And which sum of squares value tells us how much variance is explained by our hypothesis - that the group will be different in each condition?

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Pregunta 4 de 69

Why can't we use the sum of squares to calculate the F ratio in one-way ANOVA?

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Pregunta 5 de 69

In a one-way ANOVA, if our F value is more than 1 - what does this mean?

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Pregunta 6 de 69

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of an independent samples ANOVA?

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Pregunta 7 de 69

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of a repeated measures ANOVA?

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Pregunta 8 de 69

One-Way ANOVA: If the assumption of homogeneity is broken - which test should you use instead?

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Pregunta 9 de 69

If your assumption of sphericity is broken - which part of the output should you read instead?

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Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 69

Can SPSS calculate an effect size for a one-way ANOVA?

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Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 69

I'm doing a three-way ANOVA with a 3x3x2 design. What does this tell you?

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Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 69

What information do we get from a factorial ANOVA?

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Pregunta 13 de 69

Within the variability explained by SSM, how can we further split the variance in an independent measures factorial ANOVA?

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Pregunta 14 de 69

I have two IVs: stats knowledge (SSA) and psychology knowledge (SSB). How do we calculate SSA?

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Pregunta 15 de 69

Independent Samples Factorial ANOVA: How do I calculate SSAxB? And what does it tell me?

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Pregunta 16 de 69

What is an interaction?

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Pregunta 17 de 69

I've graphed the interaction between stats knowledge (two levels) and psychology knowledge (two levels) and their effect on a test score. What does this interaction show?

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Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 69

If my study is a between-subjects-design - am I concerned about whether my data breaks the assumption of homogeneity or the assumption of sphericity? And what would I expect to see if this assumption had been met?

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Pregunta 19 de 69

After completing our factorial ANOVA - why do we employ syntax to look at the interaction?

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Pregunta 20 de 69

Factorial ANOVA: Why can't we only interpret the F from the SSM line of the output?