In: Statistics and Probability
Using this scenario, answer the questions below. READ CAREFULLY.
Dr. Collins Research Council (CRC) is interested in knowing whether anti-racist activists with greater experience (X) in the racial justice movement have a higher level of critical consciousness (Y) about systemic racism. To conduct his study, CRC obtains a list of all active anti-racist activists from the Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) network (a collection of anti-racist organizations). Fortunately for CRC, the list also contains other demographic information such as race, income, education, city of residence, etc. so CRC can compare their sample to the population. Using this list, CRC randomly selects 100 activists to participate in his survey study, to which all of them agree.
1. What is the independent variable in this scenario?
Experience in the racial justice movement
SURJ Organizations
Critical consciousness about systemic racism
SURJ Activists
2. What is the dependent variable in the scenario above?
Experience in the racial justice movement
Critical consciousness about systemic racism
SURJ Organziations
SURJ Activists
3. The population in this scenario is:
All anti-racist activists in the world
100 anti-racist activists
SURJ organizations
All SURJ activists
4. The sampling error in the scenario above is the difference in the scores in the two variables (experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness about systemic racism) between the population (which is not known) and the sample.
True or False
5. The sample in the scenario above is:
SURJ organizations
All anti-racist activists in the world
100 anti-racist activists
All SURJ activists
6.In the scenario above, the most appropriate null hypothesis would be:
Those people with more experience in the racial justice movement have a lower level of critical consciousness
There is no relationship between experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness
Experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness are highly correlated
Those people with more experience in the racial justice movement have a higher level of critical consciousness
7. In the scenario above, the most appropriate research hypothesis would be:
Anti-racist activists usually participate in SURJ
Those people with more experience in the racial justice movement have a higher level of critical consciousness
There is no relationship between experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness
SURJ has all the anti-racist activists in their network
In the scenario above, a directional hypothesis would be: "There is a relationship between experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness."
True or False
1. What is the independent variable in this scenario?
Experience in the racial justice movement
2. What is the dependent variable in the scenario above?
Critical consciousness about systemic racism
3. The population in this scenario is:
All SURJ activists
4. The sampling error in the scenario above is the difference in the scores in the two variables (experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness about systemic racism) between the population (which is not known) and the sample.
False
5. The sample in the scenario above is:
100 anti-racist activists
6.In the scenario above, the most appropriate null hypothesis would be:
There is no relationship between experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness
7. In the scenario above, the most appropriate research hypothesis would be:
Those people with more experience in the racial justice movement have a higher level of critical consciousness
In the scenario above, a directional hypothesis would be: "There is a relationship between experience in the racial justice movement and critical consciousness."
False