Nonparametric Statistics MCQ

If Jon wants to compare whether there is a difference in the number of people over and under 30 years of age who report using texting as their primary mode of communication, the appropriate test would be ______.

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Correct Answer: Chi-square goodness of fit

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The statistical test used to analyze nominal data from a study using two dependent groups is the ______.

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Correct Answer: McNemar test

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The observed frequency is the ______.

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Correct Answer: Number we obtain in a particular category

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A track coach wants to know whether her cross-country runners’ order for finishing on the home course is consistent with their order at other courses. She correlates 15 runners’ ranks for a home meet with their ranks for the next away meet. The appropriate statistic for this correlation is a ______.

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Correct Answer: Spearman’s rho

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The chi-square test for independence is appropriate when we have ______.

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Correct Answer: Two nominal variables with two or more categories

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Nonparametric tests used to analyze ordinal data include ______.

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Correct Answer: Spearman’s rho and Mann–Whitney U test

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Assumptions of parametric statistics include ______.

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Correct Answer: Normally distributed measure

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The matrix which represents the frequencies of the combined levels of the categories for a chi-square test of independence is called a ______.

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Correct Answer: Contingency table

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If Pat hypothesizes that three times as many African American as Caucasian males are imprisoned, she would compute a ______.

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Correct Answer: A chi-square goodness of fit for unequal frequencies

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Nonparametric test statistics are used when we have ______.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Wilcoxon t test is a nonparametric test used to analyze ordinal data collected from ____dependent groups.

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Correct Answer: Two

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Spearman's rho is a commonly used nonparamet-ric statistic that analyzes the relationship or correlation between two ordinal variables.

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Correct Answer: True

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Rank sums test is a nonparametric test used to analyze ordinal data from two independent groups when at least one of the groups has more than ___

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Correct Answer: 20

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Interpreted as the percentage of variability accounted for in the frequency of one variable by knowing its relation-ship with a second variable is called

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Correct Answer: Phi squared

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Parametric Statistics used to analyze interval and ratio data and that assume a normal distribution and homogeneity of variance between groups.

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Correct Answer: True

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The frequency or count we obtain in a particular category is called

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Correct Answer: Observed frequency

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Non parametric Statistics used to analyze nominal and ordinal (ranked) data or used when the assumptions of parametric statistics are violated.

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Correct Answer: True

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A nonparametric statistic used to analyze nominal data from a study using two dependent (matched or repeated measures) groups is called

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Correct Answer: Mcnemar test

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A nonparametric test used to analyze ordinal data from two independent groups when n ≤ 20/group is called

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Correct Answer: Mann whitney test

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A nonparametric test used to ana-lyze ordinal data from a study with one variable with at least three levels is called

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Correct Answer: Kruskal wellis h test

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A nonparamet-ric test used to analyze ordinal or ranked data from a study with one variable with three or more dependent groups is friedman chi squared

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Correct Answer: True

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The frequency or count we expect in a category according to the null hypothesis is called

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Correct Answer: Expected frequency

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Cramer's v squared is an effect size statistic used when a contingency table is larger than a 2 × 2 and the number of rows and columns are different numbers (3 × 4, 4 × 2, etc.).

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Correct Answer: True

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A matrix that presents frequencies representing the combined levels of two variables is called

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Correct Answer: Contingency table

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Contingency coefficient squared is used to determine the effect size for a contingency table larger than 2 ×2 and with an equal number of rows and columns (3 ×3, 4 × 4, etc.).

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Correct Answer: True

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A nonparametric statistic used to ana-lyze nominal data from a study that includes ___ dependent groups is cochran q test

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Correct Answer: Three or more

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Nonparametric tests used with ____ data that compare expected versus observed frequencies is chi square test

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Correct Answer: Nominal

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Chi square test for independence is a nonparametric test used with ____ nominal variables having two or more categories; tests whether the frequency distributions of two variables are independent.

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Correct Answer: Two

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A nonparametric test used with one nominal variable having ____categories is called chi square goodness of fit

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Correct Answer: Two or more

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