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Analogy: A statistic is to a research sample as is what a _______is to a population.
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summary
parameter
data set
measurement
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Which of the following could be a variable to be measured among social work students?
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income
number of years of school completed
satisfaction with BSW program
all of the above
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A measurement of a variable is said to be reliable when
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it shows up on time to class
measures what it is believed to measure
it produces consistent results
none of the above
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For the next two questions consider the following research hypothesis: “Younger students will learn to use statistical software more quickly than older students.” What is the dependent variable?
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age of students
number of computers previously purchased
time required to learn to use statistical software
presence or absence of math phobia
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What is the independent variable?
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age of students
number of computers previously purchased
time required to learn statistical software
presence or absence of math phobia
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In order for a measurement to be valid it must also be reliable.
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True
False
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What type of variable can theoretically assume any numerical value?
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continuous
discrete
dichotomous
binary
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What do you call a continuous line that represents the frequency of scores within a class interval?
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frequency polygon
line graph
histogram
tally marks
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Question 11 1 pts
If you wanted to examine the proportion of students in this class who is male compared to the proportion who is female, which of the following would be best suited to use?
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ogive
line graph
pie chart
frequency polygon
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(1) A statistic is to a research sample as is what
... is to a population
PARAMETER
(2) a variable to be measured among social work students
satisfaction with BSW program
(3) a measurement of a variable is said to be reliable when
it measures what it is believed to measure
(4) "Younger students will learn to use statistical software more quickly than older students" What is the dependent variable?
time required to learn to use statistical software
(5) What is independent variable?
age of students
(6) in order for a measurement to be valid it must also be reliable
True
(7) What type of variable can be theoretically assume any numerical value?
Continuous
(8) What do you call a continuous line that represents the frequency of score within a class interval?
frequency polygon
(9) the proportion of students in the class who is male compared to the proportion who is female, which of the following would be best suited to use?
pie chart