Research (Planning, Conducting, and Reporting) Quiz # 13

In SPSS Statistics®, view of the data by cases (rows) and columns (variables) is data view

True

False

View in SPSS Statistics® in which the variables and their characteristics (e.g., name, data type, and length) are found is variable view

True

False

In SPSS Statistics®, a data type that permits numerical analysis is numerical data type

True

False

Data type in SPSS Statistics® on which no numerical analyses can be performed is string variable type

True

False

Tool in SPSS Statistics® that allows you to create new variables through arithmetic operations is ____ function

Modern

Compute

Correct

None of these

Cloud-based file sharing system is Dropbox®

True

False

When there are missing data, the elimination of the complete case if any data are missing is ____ deletion

Listwise

Pairwise

Linewise

All of these

When there are missing data, the elimination of the complete case if any data are missing is ____ deletion

Listwise

Pairwise

Linewise

All of these

Approach to handling missing data in which a participant is dropped on analyses for only the missing variable(s) for that analysis, not altogether is ____Deletion

Listwise

Pairwise

Linewise

All of these

Process of replacing missing values with substitutes (e.g., sample means) is called

Descriptives

Imputation

Statistical

None of these

Statistical presentation of measures of central tendency and dispersion that characterize a set of data

Descriptives

Imputation

Statistical

None of these

Pursuing data analysis in multiple ways that increases the chances of finding significant results is opportunistic bias

True

False

Term that describes exploring your data post hoc for significant findings is going fishing

True

False

Exploration of large sets of data to discover statistically significant patterns not originally hypothesized is data dredging

True

False

Hypothesizing after results are known (Kerr, 1998) is called

Harking

P- Hacking

Coarsened data

All of these

Processes such as continuing to test data or conducting post hoc analyses to produce significant results is called

Harking

P- Hacking

Coarsened data

All of these

Idea that data lose some of their specificity (e.g., through rounding) is called

Harking

P- Hacking

Coarsened data

All of these

In research, the probability value indicating the likelihood that the finding occurred by chance, usually set at .05 is significant level

True

False

Function in SPSS Statistics® that allows you to reconfigure data, for example, computing a new variable or recoding a variable is transform

True

False

SPSS Statistics® command in which numerical values are recorded into the existing variable

True

False

SPSS Statistics® command in which numerical values are recorded into a new variable

True

False

In SPSS Statistics®, refers to the evaluation of data to assess internal consistency, such as Cronbach’s alpha is reliability analysis

True

False

SPSS Statistics® command in which the analysis is restricted to a subset of the sample (e.g., first year students) is select cases function

True

False

Program for generating word clouds from text that show the frequency with which certain words appear; useful in presentations is Wordle™

True

False

Plagiarism is use of someone else’s work (i.e., text, drawings, designs, or ideas) without giving appropriate credit

True

False

____summary (150–250 words) of a research paper that includes a brief overview about the research problem, method, results, and discussion; includes keywords is abstract

Short

Long

Medium

All of these

Rounding Rules to guide when you round up, when you leave a value as is, and when the digit in question is 5

True

False

When a result reaches the stated alpha level, typically .05 is statistical significance

True

False

Results that are useful in an applied setting; often results may be statistically significant but not be large enough to have practical import is practical significance

True

False

Unique code used in references that locates the reference in an electronic database is digital object identifier

True

False