T-tests, ANOVA and p-values

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Biology
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11th - 12th Grade
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Medium
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Cally Nixon
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student wants to test if the time taken for amylase to digest all the starch in a sample was faster with copper sulfate than without it. She did 10 repeats for each group. To analyse the data she should...
Use a paired T-test
Use an unpaired T-test
Use an ANOVA
Draw a scatter graph and look for correlation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student tests the reaction times of the same 20 students before or after drinking coffee. How should she analyse the data to see if coffee has had an effect?
Use a paired T-test
Use an unpaired T-test
Use an ANOVA
Draw a scatter graph and look for correlation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student wants to test whether 3 activities (treadmill, cross trainer or rowing machine) have significantly different effects on the heart rate. How should they test the data?
Use a paired T-test
Use an unpaired T-test
Use an ANOVA
Draw a scatter graph and look for correlation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student wants to test whether cats are more intelligent than dogs. How should he analyse his data?
Use a paired T-test
Use an unpaired T-test
Use an ANOVA
Draw a scatter graph and look for correlation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student wants to know if taller people have bigger feet. They collect the height and shoe size of 200 people. How should they analyse the data?
Use a paired T-test
Use an unpaired T-test
Use an ANOVA
Draw a scatter graph and look for correlation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student wants to know if the water lost by plants in transpiration is significantly different in 4 different environmental conditions. 20 plants were left in each of the 4 conditions and the water loss measured after 2 days. How should this data be analysed?
Use a paired T-test
Use an unpaired T-test
Use an ANOVA
Draw a scatter graph and look for correlation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A T-test is used to test for a difference in weight between mice fed on 2 different diets. The p-value calculated is 0.3, this means that:
The null hypothesis should be accepted as p is greater than 0.05 : there is no significant difference between groups,
The null hypothesis should be rejected as p is greater than 0.05 : there is a significant difference between groups
There is a clear correlation between the diet and the size
The alternative hypothesis should be accepted as p is less than 5%
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
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