MCQs > Crime & Justice > Social World (Research Methods) MCQs > Quantitative Data Analysis MCQs

Quantitative Data Analysis MCQ

_____ is known as a statistic that measures the variability of a distribution as the average squared deviation of each case from the mean

Answer

Correct Answer: Variance

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as error that occurs when there is no evidence of a statistical relationship between two variables based on the sample, but in fact, the two variables are related

Answer

Correct Answer: Type II Error

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is error that occurs when there is evidence of a statistical relationship between two variables based on the sample, but in fact, there is no relationship between the two variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Type I Error

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is statistical Significance the mathematical likelihood that an association is due to chance, judged by a criterion set by the analyst (e.g., the probability of an association is due to chance is less than 5 out of 100 or p < .05)?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as the square root of the average squared deviation of each case from the mean

Answer

Correct Answer: eviation

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as the extent to which cases are clustered more at one or the other end of the distribution of a quantitative variable, rather than in a symmetric pattern around its center. Skew can be positive (a right skew), with the number of cases tapering off in the positive direction, or negative (a left skew), with the number of cases tapering off in the negative direction

Answer

Correct Answer: Skewness

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as a graph of individual response to two continuous variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Scatterplot

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is range the true upper limit in a distribution minus the true lower limit (or the highest rounded value minus the lowest rounded value)?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as the point in a distribution corresponding to the first 25% of the cases, the first 50% of the cases, and the first 75% of the cases

Answer

Correct Answer: Quartile

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as a graph with a shape that looks like a bell, with one hump in the middle, centered around the population mean, and the number of cases tapering off on both sides of the mean. This shape is important for sampling and statistical analysis

Answer

Correct Answer: Normal Distribution

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is statistical tests involving two or more independent variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Multivariate Statistical Test

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is mode the most frequent value in a distribution?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as the point that divides a distribution in half (the 50th percentile)

Answer

Correct Answer: Median

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as a type of descriptive statistic that summarizes the strength of an association. See also association

Answer

Correct Answer: Measure of Association

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is the arithmetic or weighted average computed by adding up the value of all the cases and dividing by the number of cases

Answer

Correct Answer: Mean

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is marginal Distribution the summary distributions in the margins of a cross-tabulation that correspond to the frequency distribution of the row variable and the column variable?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as the difference in a distribution between the end of the first quartile and the beginning of the third quartile

Answer

Correct Answer: Interquartile Range

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as a graphic for quantitative variables in which the variable’s distribution is displayed with adjacent bars

Answer

Correct Answer: Histograms

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is a graphic for quantitative variables in which a continuous line connects data points representing the variable’s distribution

Answer

Correct Answer: Frequency Polygon

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is frequency Distribution numerical display showing the number of cases, and usually the percentage of cases (the relative frequencies) corresponding to each value or group of values of a variable?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as statistics used to describe the distribution of and relationship among variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Descriptive Statistics

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as in the simplest case, a bivariate (two-variable) distribution, showing the distribution of one variable for each category of another variable; can also be elaborated using three or more variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Cross-Tabulation

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is a statistic summarizing the strength of a relationship between two continuous variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Correlation Coefficient

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is check Coding a check of the accuracy of coding information; it is estimated by comparing the coding completed by one person with the coding completed by a second person?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as the most common value (for variables measured at the nominal level) or the value around which cases tend to center (for a quantitative variable)

Answer

Correct Answer: Central Tendency

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as statistical tests of the relationship between two variables

Answer

Correct Answer: Bivariate Statistical Test

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is a graphic for categorical variables in which the variable’s distribution is displayed with solid bars separated by spaces

Answer

Correct Answer: Bar Chart

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

In the following distribution of the variable semesters completed, the respondents reported the following numbers: 4, 3, 1, 0, 3, 3, 4, 0, 3, 2. What is the mode?

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following data displays represent data not as bars, but as connected points in a single line?

Answer

Correct Answer: Frequency polygon

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The extent to which cases are spread out through the distribution or clustered in just one location is known as the distribution’s:

Answer

Correct Answer: Variability.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The process of checking data carefully for errors is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Data cleaning.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following do Guidelines for graph representativeness include?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A frequency distribution in which a set of conceptually similar variables having the same response categories are presented together is:

Answer

Correct Answer: Combined frequency display.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The mean, or arithmetic average, takes into account the values of each in a distribution.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The mean is the most frequent value in a distribution.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A frequency distribution displays the number or percentage (the relative frequencies), or both, of cases corresponding to each of a variable’s values or group of values.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A bar chart contains solid bars that are shoulder to shoulder on the graph.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one