Test Bank for Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition Tokunaga (All Chapters included)
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Complete Test Bank for Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition by Howard T. Tokunaga ; ISBN13: 9781506377483. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 15).....Chapter 1. Introduction to Statistics. Chapter 2. Examining Data: Tables and Figures. Chapter 3. Measures of ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics ALL CHAPTERS
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Multiple Choice
1. Generally, what is the first step in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
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2. Which of the following steps in the research process involves calculating statistics?
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a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis Ans:
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
Level: Easy
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3. The final step in the research hypothesis involves .
a. developing a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collecting data
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c. analyzing data
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
M
Level: Easy
4. The uses objective and systematic collection and analysis of empirical data to test
theories and hypotheses.
a. scientific method
b. theory construction
c. hypothesis formation
d. statistics
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process
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Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main steps or phases in the scientific
method of inquiry?
a. collecting data
b. developing a null hypothesis
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
Level: Easy
S
6. When a researcher has determined that the data will come from responses to a survey,
which step in the research process would this fall under?
a. collecting data
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b. analyzing data
c. drawing conclusions regarding the research hypothesis
d. communicating the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
Level: Medium
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7. Which step in the research process involves identifying the question or issue of
interest?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
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c. analyze data
d. communicate the findings of the study
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction to the Stages of the Research Process Difficulty
M
Level: Easy
8. Drawing a sample from a population, determining how the variables will be measured, and
selecting a method by which to collect the data are all part of which step in the research process?
a. develop a research hypothesis to be tested
b. collect data
c. analyze data
d. draw a conclusion regarding the research hypothesis Ans:
B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer
Location: Collecting Data Difficulty
Level: Easy
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9. A research hypothesis may be defined as a statement .
a. regarding a spurious relationship between variables
b. regarding a general question of interest
c. regarding an expected relationship between variables
d. developed at the end of a research study Ans:
C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
10. A research hypothesis may best be thought of as .
a. proof
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b. a prediction
c. an idea
d. a decision
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Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Level: Medium
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Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
11. A research hypothesis is best thought of as .
a. directional
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b. an expected relationship between samples and populations
c. bimodal
d. developed at the end of a research study Ans:
A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
ED
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Medium
12. A research hypothesis is a regarding the relationship between variables.
a. statistic
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b. decision
c. question
d. statement
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Developing a Research Hypothesis to Be Tested Difficulty
Level: Easy
13. The independent variable is the variable that is by the researcher, while the
dependent variable is the variable by the researcher.
a. manipulated; caused
b. measured; controlled
c. measured; manipulated
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