Test Bank for Applied Statistics I, Basic Bivariate Techniques, 3rd Edition Warner (All Chapters included)
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Complete Test Bank for Applied Statistics I, Basic Bivariate Techniques, 3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner ; ISBN13: 9781506352800. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 18).....
1. Evaluating Numerical Information.
2. Basic Research Concepts.
3. Frequency Distribution Tables.
4. Descriptive Stat...
Applied Statistics I,
Basic Bivariate Techniques
3rd Edition by Rebecca M. Warner
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,Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information
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Multiple Choice
1. Science journals often require researchers to ______.
a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
c. identify possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about ______.
a. cost of the product
b. credibility of the message
c. future research
d. methodology
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Confirmation bias is informally known as ______.
a. cherry picking
b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential treatment
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking”
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Research written by the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the study is
known as ______.
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondary source
d. a primary source
Ans: D
, Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered ______.
a. primary source content
b. secondary source content
c. third party content
d. unreliable
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. News reports and websites ______.
a. always identify self interest
b. consistently identify their credentials
c. faithfully confess to bias
d. may not include source information
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Fraud in science is ______.
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
d. rarely punished
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-Telling
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to ______.
a. replicate in future studies
b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The purpose of citation in science is to ______.
a. determine validity
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