MCQ Bank
In the overall t formula M1-M2 calculates the:
- A) Sample mean difference
- B) Standard mean difference
- C) Population mean difference
- D) Overall result difference
Eta squared (η²) measures:
- A) Homogeneity of variances
- B) Normality of data
- C) Effect size in ANOVA
- D) Variance of population
What is meant by the power of a test?
- A) Ability to detect a true effect
- B) Width of confidence intervals
- C) Probability of Type I error
- D) Size of the sample
Which of the following test is used when the mean scores of two different groups of people or conditions are compared?
- A) Correlation test
- B) Independent sample t-test
- C) ANOVA test
- D) Dependent sample t-test
What does “two-way” in Two-Way ANOVA indicate?
- A) Two dependent variables
- B) Two tests
- C) Two independent variables
- D) Two samples
The main purpose of a two-way ANOVA is to test:
- A) Main effects and interaction effects
- B) Only one independent variable
- C) Post Hoc differences only
- D) Homogeneity of variance
How many variables are involved in partial correlation?
- A) Four variables
- B) Three variables
- C) Two variables
- D) One variable
How many variables are required to run correlation in SPSS?
- A) Three
- B) One
- C) Four
- D) Two
What is the range of correlation coefficient (r)?
- A) -1 to +1
- B) 0 to 100
- C) 0 to 1
- D) -10 to +10
What does a negative correlation indicate?
- A) Perfect relationship
- B) Opposite direction
- C) Same direction
- D) No relationship
Which of the following is designed for interval level (continuous) variables?
- A) The Pearson correlation
- B) t-test
- C) Regression
- D) Chi square
Which of the following tests are relevant only if we have more than two levels (groups) of an independent variable?
- A) Levene’s test
- B) z-test statistic
- C) t-test statistic
- D) Post-hoc tests
While interpreting the output of two-way ANOVA, a significant result (Sig. value less than .05) suggests that the variance of the dependent variable across the groups is:
- A) Not equal
- B) Partially equal
- C) Completely equal
- D) Randomly equal
In ANOVA, while interpreting results, the effect size for the independent variables is provided in the column labelled as:
- A) Partial Eta Squared
- B) Complete Eta Squared
- C) Std. Deviation Squared
- D) Mean Squared
What does SP stand for?
- A) Sum of products of deviations
- B) Sample proportion
- C) Sum of squares
- D) Standard parameter
When there is a specific prediction about the direction of the correlation, it is possible to do:
- A) A directional or one-tailed test
- B) An inverse two-tailed test
- C) A non-directional-tailed test
- D) A directional & two-tailed test
To test the significance of interaction between gender and treatment, which SPSS output section should be checked?
- A) Tests of Between-Subjects Effects
- B) Boxplots
- C) Descriptive Statistics
- D) Correlation Matrix
What does SS measure in correlation?
- A) Variability of scores
- B) Covariability
- C) Mean
- D) Probability
While interpreting results, which of the following software provides a table giving the correlation coefficients between each pair of variables listed, the significance level and the number of cases?
- A) SPSS
- B) MAXQDA
- C) NVivo
- D) EXCEL
In SPSS, the correlation coefficient ranges from –1 to 1. This value indicates the ______________between two variables.
- A) Coefficients of the variables
- B) Inverse relationship
- C) Significance level
- D) Strength of the relationship