1. _____ is defined as the sampling or probability distribution for chi-square tests.
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χ2 distribution
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2. _____ is when the obtained value of a test statistic exceeds the critical value and the null is rejected.
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Statistical significance
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3. Is statistical independence the condition in which two variables are not related to one another; that is, knowing what class persons or objects fall into on the independent variable does not help predict which class they will fall into on the dependent variable?
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True
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4. _____ is known as the condition in which two variables are related to one another; that is, knowing what class persons/objects fall into on the independent variable helps predict which class they will fall into on the dependent variable.
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Statistical dependence
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5. _____ is defined as an asymmetric measure of association for χ2 when the variables are nominal. Somers’ d ranges from –1.00 to +1.00.
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Somers’ d
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6. _____ is known as a symmetric measure of association for chi-square with nominal variables and a 2 × 2 table. Identical to Cramer’s V.
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Phi
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7. _____ is defined as the class of statistical tests used when dependent variables are continuous and normally distributed and the sampling distribution can be assumed to approximate normality.
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Parametric statistics
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8. _____ is in SPSS output, the probability associated with the obtained value of the test statistic. When p < α, the null hypothesis is rejected.
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P value
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9. Is obtained value the value of the test statistic arrived at using the mathematical formulas specific to a particular test. The obtained value is the final product of Step 4 of a hypothesis test?
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True
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10. _____ is known as the empirical results seen in a contingency table derived from sample data. Symbolized fo.
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Observed frequencies
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11. _____ is defined as the class of statistical tests used when dependent variables are categorical and the sampling distribution cannot be assumed to approximate normality.
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Nonparametric statistics
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12. _____ is procedures for determining the strength or magnitude of a relationship after a chi-square test has revealed a statistically significant association between two variables.
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Measures of association
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13. Is measures of association procedures for determining the strength or magnitude of a relationship after a chi-square test has revealed a statistically significant association between two variables?
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True
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14. _____ is known as an asymmetric measure of association for χ² when the variables are nominal. Lambda ranges from 0.00 to 1.00 and is a proportionate reduction in error measure.
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Lambda
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15. _____ is defined as a symmetric measure of association for two ordinal variables when the number of rows and columns in the crosstabs table are unequal. Ranges from –1.00 to +1.00.
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Kendall’s tauc
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16. _____ is a symmetric measure of association for two ordinal variables when the number of rows and columns in the crosstabs table are equal. Ranges from –1.00 to +1.00.
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Kendall’s taub
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17. Is goodman and Kruskal’s gamma a symmetric measure of association used when both variables are ordinal or one is ordinal and the other is dichotomous. Ranges from –1.00 to +1.00?
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True
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18. _____ is known as the theoretical results that would be seen if the null were true—that is, if the two variables were, in fact, unrelated. Symbolized fe.
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Expected frequencies
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19. _____ is defined as a symmetric measure of association for χ² when the variables are nominal or when one is ordinal and the other is nominal. V ranges from 0.00 to 1.00 and indicates the strength of the relationship. Higher values represent stronger relationships. Identical to phi in 2 × 2 tables.
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Cramer’s V
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20. _____ is the hypothesis-testing procedure appropriate when both the independent variable and the dependent variables are categorical.
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Chi-square test of independence
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21. Expected frequencies are seen in which of the following circumstance?
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When the null is true.
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22. What does the chi-square critical value depend on?
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Degrees of freedom and alpha
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23. Which measure of association is used with nominal data?
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Lambda and Cramer’s V
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24. In a chi-square test, what is the degrees of freedom based upon?
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Crosstabs table
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25. Which of the following statistical curves is the chi-square most similar to?
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T curve
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26. Which of the following statements is accurate when two variables are statistically independent?
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Knowing one will not help predict the other.
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27. Which of the following is an asymmetrical ordinal measurement?
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Somers’ d
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28. What do measures of association indicate?
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The strength of the magnitude of a relationship
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29. Which of the following is true about the chi-square distribution?
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It is bounded to the left at zero.
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30. Which of the following measures is an ordinal measures of association?
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Gamma and Somers’ d
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31. Observed frequencies are the empirical values that appear in the crosstabs table.
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True
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32. The null hypothesis is rejected if the critical value exceeds the obtained value.
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False
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33. As the number of degrees of freedom increases the chi-square distribution becomes more normal.
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True
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34. Two unrelated variables are considered statistically independent.
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True
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35. The chi-square test is used with continuous variables.
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False
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