Question 1

What occurs with a Type I error?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is a positive relationship between research variables.
B)   There is a negative relationship between research variables.
C)   There is a false positive relationship between research variables.
D)   There is a false negative relationship between research variables. C

Question 2

What is the statistical procedure that is used to determine whether a significant difference exists between any numbers of group means?

Accepted Answer

A)   t-test
B)   ANOVA
C)   Correlation coefficient
D)   Mann Whitney U test

Question 3

What is the statistical test to measure the magnitude of bivariate relationships and to test whether the relationship is significantly different from zero for nominal-level data?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pearson's r
B)   Spearman's rho
C)   Kendall's tau
D)   phi coefficient

Question 4

What must the nurse researcher estimate in power analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Significance level
B)   Effect size
C)   Power criterion
D)   Type I error

Question 5

What test would a nurse researcher use to test hypotheses about group differences in proportions?

Accepted Answer

A)   t-test
B)   ANOVA
C)   Correlation coefficient
D)   Chi-square

Question 6

A 95% confidence level is associated with how many standard deviation units?

Accepted Answer

A)   1.96
B)   2.58
C)   Depends on the test statistic
D)   Depends on the sample size

Question 7

Statistical inference consists of two approaches: estimating parameters and testing hypotheses. What is interval estimation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Provides an estimate of a population parameter
B)   Provides a single descriptive value of the population estimate
C)   Provides the upper and lower limits of arange of values
D)   Provides the ability to make objective decisions about hypothesis validity

Question 8

Most testing involves which type of test?

Accepted Answer

A)   One tailed
B)   Two tailed
C)   Parametric
D)   Nonparametric

Question 9

The independent variable is weight gain during pregnancy. The dependent variable is the infant's birth weight. What is the appropriate test statistic?

Accepted Answer

A)   t-test
B)   ANOVA
C)   Chi-square
D)   Pearson's r D

Question 10

Statistical inference consists of two approaches: estimating parameters and testing hypotheses. What is point estimation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Provides an estimate of a population parameter
B)   Provides a single descriptive value of the population estimate
C)   Provides the upper and lower limits of arange of values
D)   Provides the ability to make objective decisions about hypothesis validity

Question 11

What is a major factor affecting standard error of the mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Value of the score range
B)   Shape of the sampling distribution
C)   Sample size
D)   Value of the mean

Question 12

What does inferential statistics permit the researcher to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   Generalize to a population based on data from a sample.
B)   Describe information from empirical observation.
C)   Interpret descriptive statistics.
D)   Reject the null hypothesis. A

Question 13

The independent variable is marital status. The dependent variable is whether or not the person had been hospitalized in the preceding 12 months. What is the appropriate statistical test?

Accepted Answer

A)   t-test
B)   ANOVA
C)   Chi-square
D)   Pearson's r

Question 14

What does hypothesis testing through statistical procedures enable researchers to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   Make objective decisions about the validity of the hypotheses.
B)   Make objective decisions about the reliability of the hypotheses.
C)   Make subjective decisions about the validity of the hypotheses.
D)   Make subjective decisions about the reliability of the hypotheses.

Question 15

What occurs with a Type II error?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is a positive relationship between research variables.
B)   There is a negative relationship between research variables.
C)   There is a false positive relationship between research variables.
D)   There is a false negative relationship between research variables.

Question 16

What is the statistical test to measure the magnitude of bivariate relationships and to test whether the relationship is significantly different from zero for interval-level data?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pearson's r
B)   Spearman's rho
C)   Kendall's tau
D)   phi coefficient

Question 17

The independent variable is treatment group. The dependent variable is an infants' length of stay in the hospital after birth. What is the appropriate statistical test?

Accepted Answer

A)   t-test
B)   ANOVA
C)   Correlation coefficient
D)   Mann Whitney U test

Exam 17: Inferential Statistics

What occurs with a Type I error?

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What is the statistical procedure that is used to determine whether a significant difference exists between any numbers of group means?

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What is the statistical test to measure the magnitude of bivariate relationships and to test whether the relationship is significantly different from zero for nominal-level data?

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What must the nurse researcher estimate in power analysis?

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What test would a nurse researcher use to test hypotheses about group differences in proportions?

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A 95% confidence level is associated with how many standard deviation units?

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Statistical inference consists of two approaches: estimating parameters and testing hypotheses. What is interval estimation?

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Most testing involves which type of test?

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The independent variable is weight gain during pregnancy. The dependent variable is the infant's birth weight. What is the appropriate test statistic?

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Statistical inference consists of two approaches: estimating parameters and testing hypotheses. What is point estimation?

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What is the statistical procedure that is used to determine whether a significant difference exists between any numbers of group means?

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What is the statistical test to measure the magnitude of bivariate relationships and to test whether the relationship is significantly different from zero for nominal-level data?

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What must the nurse researcher estimate in power analysis?

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What test would a nurse researcher use to test hypotheses about group differences in proportions?

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A 95% confidence level is associated with how many standard deviation units?

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Statistical inference consists of two approaches: estimating parameters and testing hypotheses. What is interval estimation?

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Most testing involves which type of test?

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The independent variable is weight gain during pregnancy. The dependent variable is the infant's birth weight. What is the appropriate test statistic?

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Statistical inference consists of two approaches: estimating parameters and testing hypotheses. What is point estimation?

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What is a major factor affecting standard error of the mean?

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