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Organizing, Displaying, and Presenting Data MCQ

1. _____ is known as involving one variable

Univariate

None of these

Multivariate regression

ANOVA

Answer

Correct Answer: Univariate

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2. _____ is defined as patterns that indicate whether something is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same over time.

Trends

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Trends

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3. _____ is a standardized form of a frequency that ranges from 0.00 to 1.00.

Proportion

None of these

Matched pair

Pooled variance

Answer

Correct Answer: Proportion

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4. Is percentage a standardized form of a frequency that ranges from 0.00 to 100.00?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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5. _____ is known as variables measured repeatedly over time.

Longitudinal variables

Compute the obtained value of the statistic

All of these

Choose a statistical statistic

Answer

Correct Answer: Longitudinal variables

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6. _____ is defined as a raw count of the number of times a particular characteristic appears in a data set.

T curve

Normal curve

All of these

Frequency

Answer

Correct Answer: Frequency

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7. _____ is a frequency, proportion, or percentage obtained by adding a given number to all numbers below it.

The manner in which research is written

All of these

The process used to obtain scientific results

Cumulative

Answer

Correct Answer: Cumulative

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8. Is contingency table a table showing the overlap between two variables?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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9. _____ is known as the categories or groups on a categorical variable.

None of these

Means

Classes

Means and proportions

Answer

Correct Answer: Classes

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10. _____ is defined as the place in a table where a row and a column meet.

All of these

A chart that contains the area of the curve that is between the mean and a given z score

T scores

Cell

Answer

Correct Answer: Cell

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11. _____ is analysis involving two variables. Usually, one is designated the independent variable and the other the dependent variable.

The point in which the line crosses the Y-axis

The point in which the line crosses the X-axis

Bivariate

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Bivariate

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12. Which type of data is best presented in a pie chart?

Categorical

Continuous

Ratio level

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Categorical

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13. Which of the following statements indicate why raw frequencies are of limited use in graphical displays?

They are difficult to interpret.

They are not accurate.

They provide too much information.

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: They are difficult to interpret.

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14. Which of the following depicts the range of percentages?

0.00–1.00

0.00–100.00

They have no range.

They have infinite range.

Answer

Correct Answer: 0.00–100.00

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15. Which of the following is an issue when constructing class limits?

They must be inclusive.

They must be exhaustive.

They must be mutually exclusive.

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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16. Which of the following is not a step in the process of grouping data?

Finding the range of data

Selecting the desired intervals

Setting class limits

Transforming the data into z-scores

Answer

Correct Answer: Transforming the data into z-scores

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17. A line chart presents what type of data?

Longitudinal

Cross-sectional

Continuous

Categorical

Answer

Correct Answer: Longitudinal

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18. Which of the following describes how bivariate contingency displays can be computed?

Rows

Columns

Rows and columns

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Rows and columns

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19. How many variables are depicted in a univariate display?

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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20. Which of the following statements describes a rate?

How fast something goes

A method of standardization that involves dividing the number of events of interest by the population

An interval

A longitudinally measured concept

Answer

Correct Answer: A method of standardization that involves dividing the number of events of interest by the population

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21. Which of the following is a characteristic of bar graphs?

Meant to be used with categorical data

Does not limit the number of classes a variable can contain

Should be used when six or more classes of data exist

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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22. Longitudinal variables are variables that are measured over time.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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23. Grouping data are helpful because it transforms ordinal data into continuous data.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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24. A histogram has spaces between bars.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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25. Pie charts can be used with continuous data.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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26. Prevalence is defined as a raw count of the number of times a particular characteristic appears in a data set.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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