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6. Independent groups design is an experimental design where...

  • participants are allocated to 2 (or more) groups representing different conditions.
  • participants are tested under both/all conditions
  • participants are matched with people who have a similar age/IQ etc. and then one of each is placed in a group representing each condition

7. What does 'df' stand for?

  • decreasing figure
  • degree of freedom
  • dispersion frequency

8. Qualitative data is...

  • non-numerical data
  • numerical data

9. Quantitative data is...

  • numerical data
  • non-numerical data

10. Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

  • Median
  • Range
  • Mean
  • Mode

11. If we have a directional hypothesis we use...

  • a-one tailed test
  • a-two tailed test

12. If we have a non-directional hypothesis we use..

  • a two-tailed test
  • a one-tailed test

13. For a study that looks at correlation and uses ordinal data,what would the most suitible test be?

  • Spearman's Rho
  • Mann-Whitney
  • Wilcoxon
  • Chi Squared

14. For the first step in using any statistical inferential test we...

  • state the alternative and the null hypothesis
  • Look at the significance level
  • Find the critical value
  • Rank the data

15. Your findings are significant if your calculated value exceeds or is equal to the significant level in which tests?

  • Mann-Whitney and Spearman
  • Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney
  • Chi Squared and Mann-Whitney
  • Chi Squared and Spearman
  • Spearman's Rho and Wilcoxon

16. Which test is also known as the 'U' test?

  • Spearman's Rho
  • Chi squared
  • Mann-Whitney
  • Wilcoxon

17. Findings are significant if your calculated value is less than or equal to the significant level in which tests?

  • Chi squared and Spearman
  • Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney
  • Spearman's Rho and Wilcoxon
  • Man Whitney and Spearman
  • Chi Squared and Mann-Whitney

18. Which two tests can be considered if we know the experimental design is independent measures?

  • Spearman's Rho and Wilcoxon
  • Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney
  • Chi Squared and Mann-Whitney
  • Mann-Whitney and Spearman
  • Chi Squared and Wilcoxon

19. In a study that includes nominal data and uses independent measures design, which test would be most appropriate?

  • Mann-Whitney
  • Chi Squared
  • Wilcoxon
  • Spearman's Rho