WorksheetsResearch Methods Chapter 22
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 16mins
Inferential data analysis is used to make inferences
true
false
Errors like internal validity and bias represent...
diagnostic criteria
rival hypotheses
statistical significance
The "luck of the draw" or chance is another way to show statistical significance
true
false
Sally wants to make sure the results of her study was not a fluke. A good way for her to find out would be by...
applying a theory
testing the relationships with statistical significance
going back and doing the study again
Janice is looking at the odds that her findings are chance. She finds that the statistical significance is .05. How else could this be represented?
5 times out of 100
.05 chance her study is wrong
dissociation identity disorder
Listing the ratios of outcomes from a study is called..
contingency theory
standard deviation
theoretical sampling distribution
Tests of statistical significance takes care of theoretical sampling distribution.
true
false
When looking at statistical significance, social workers and socail scientists have settled on ________ to be the most common cutoff point to separate findings.
5
.05
.5
Cutoff point, level of significance and significance level are all different things.
true
false
Any probability equal or less to .05 is considered statistically significant.
true
false
Josh did not describe whether his hypotheses will be positive or negative. This means his hypotheses is....
wrong
a nondirectional hypotheses
non research related
We need two of these to test a non-directional hypothesis.
tails
ears
eyes
Barb has a directional hypothesis. How can she test for statistical significance?
two-tailed test
Barb needs a new plan.
one-tailed test
Christopher tested his hypothesis and found that it is explained by chance. Christopher has a....
null hypothesis
bad day
theoretical sampling distribution
Skylar has a null hypothesis that is true, but she rejects it. This is which error type?
Type I Error
Type II Error
Ethan finds out he has a null hypothesis, but goes along with it anyway. What type of error is this?
Type I error
Type II error
Alex has a small sample size. What is most likely to happen?
more sampling error
less sampling error
Terms to use to interpret relationship strength include_____
pro, con, indifference
trouble shooting
strong, weak, medium
Clinical significance is the same as substantive significance
true
false
Gabriel finds out this is research findings are very practical. This is an example of....
EBP
power analysis
substantive significance
If you are trying to avoid a Type II error, it would be a good idea to use this type of analysis.
statistical power analysis
force field analysis
Type II errors don't exist
Correlatoin, safety, force field, and macro tests are commonly used to test for statistical significance.
true
false
Plum takes multiple research studies and figures out the mean effect size is. She is doing a what?
Plum is a dog
meta-analysis
dividends
