Statistical Testing (Flashcards)

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What is the purpose of statistical testing?

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To determine whether to accept or reject the null hypothesis

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What type of data is represented in categories, such as counting how many students like psychology?

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Nominal data

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Which type of data can be placed in rank order, such as rating your liking of psychology on a scale of 1-10?

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Ordinal data

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What type of data is based on numerical and public scales of measurement with units of equal size?

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Interval data

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Which test is used for unrelated design and data at least ordinal level?

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Mann–Whitney U

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Which test is used for related design and data at least ordinal level?

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Wilcoxon T

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What is the characteristic of parametric tests?

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Used with interval level data, normal distribution expected

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Which test is used for unrelated design and data at interval level?

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Unrelated t-test

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Which test is used for related design and data at interval level?

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Related t-test

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Which test is used for correlation between co-variables at least ordinal level?

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Spearman's rho