PSY/SOC 3010Statistics Take Home Test 1Statistics Take Home Test 1PSY/SOC 3010Part A Instructions:Answer the following multiple choice questions by circlingthe correct answer.1. In an experiment, a variable that differs in amount is called aa. qualitative variableb. quantitative variablec. independent variabled. statistical variableAnswer:b. quantitative variable2. A researcher is interested in studying hand-eye coordination of second-grade boys at HoneyIsland Elementary School. She selects 4 boys for study, measures them by having themshoot free throws and finds that they all receive the same score. In this study hand-eyecoordination as measured by the number of free throws is measure on:a. a nominal scaleb. a ordinal scalec. an interval scaled. a ratio scaleAnswer:d. a ratio scale3. A researcher measures “race” on a questionnaire by having respondents indicate their racebased on five options. This variable would be measured on:a. a ratio scaleb. a continuous variablec. a dichotomous variabled. a discrete variableAnswer:d. a discrete variable4. When creating a grouped interval, frequency distribution table, a researcher should includeapproximately _______ class intervals.a. 5-15b. 1-5c. 15-20d. as many as the researcher wantsAnswer:a. 5-155. A researcher creates a grouped interval, frequency distribution table using an interval size ofthree, and 19 is the lowest score in the sample. According to our guidelines, _______ would bePreview Mode
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