Test Bank for Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition Tokunaga (All Chapters included)
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Complete Test Bank for Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition by Howard T. Tokunaga ; ISBN13: 9781506377483. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 15).....Chapter 1. Introduction to Statistics. Chapter 2. Examining Data: Tables and Figures. Chapter 3. Measures of ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics ALL CHAPTERS
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Multiple Choice
1. Generally, what is the first step in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
S
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
R
2. Which of the following steps in the research process involves calculating statistics?
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a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
IE
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis Ans:
H
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
Level: Easy
AC
3. The final step in the research hypothesis involves .
a. developing a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collecting data
M
c. analyzing data
d. communicating the findings of the study
EA
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
R
4. The uses objective and systematic collection and analysis of empirical data to test
D
theories and hypotheses.
a. scientific method
b. theory construction
c. hypothesis formation
d. statistics
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
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Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main steps or phases in the scientific
method of inquiry?
a. collecting data
b. developing a null hypothesis
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
S
Level: Easy
R
6. When a researcher has determined that the data will come from responses to a survey,
which step in the research process would this fall under?
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a. collecting data
b. analyzing data
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge IE
H
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
Level: Medium
AC
7. Which step in the research process involves identifying the question or issue of
interest?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
M
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicate the findings of the study
EA
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
R
Level: Easy
8. Drawing a sample from a population, determining how the variables will be measured, and
D
selecting a method by which to collect the data are all part of which step in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis Ans:
B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
Location: Collecting Data Difficulty
Level: Easy
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9. A research hypothesis may be defined as a statement .
a. regarding a spurious relationship between variables
b. regarding a general question of interest
c. regarding an expected relationship between variables
d. developed at the end of a research study Ans:
C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
S
10. A research hypothesis may best be thought of as .
a. proof
R
b. a prediction
c. an idea
VE
d. a decision
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Medium
11. A research hypothesis is best thought of as
IE
H
.
a. directional
b. an expected relationship between samples and populations
AC
c. bimodal
d. developed at the end of a research study Ans:
A
M
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Medium
EA
12. A research hypothesis is a regarding the relationship between variables.
a. statistic
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b. decision
c. question
d. statement
D
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
13. The independent variable is the variable that is by the researcher, while the
dependent variable is the variable by the researcher.
a. manipulated; caused
b. measured; controlled
c. measured; manipulated
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d. manipulated; measured
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. Within a research hypothesis, the independent variable may be thought of as the
and the dependent variable may be thought of as the .
a. effect; cause
b. prediction; conclusion
c. cause; effect
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d. question; answer
Ans: C
R
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent Variables
VE
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. The dependent variable may be thought of as the ; the independent variable is
the .
a. cause; outcome
b. goal; the way of achieving the goal
c. effect; cause
IE
H
d. beginning; end
AC
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent Variables
Difficulty Level: Easy
M
16. Within a research hypothesis, the variable may be thought of as the
.
EA
a. independent; cause
b. independent; outcome
c. dependent; cause
d. dependent; beginning
R
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
D
Answer Location: Stating a Research Hypothesis: Independent and Dependent Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. Within a research hypothesis, the variable may be thought of as the
.
a. independent; outcome
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