MCQ Bank
A type of relationship measured by Spearman correlation between two variables is known as:
- A) Monotonic relationship
- B) Linear relationship
- C) Negative relationship
- D) Positive relationship
Correlation requires how many scores per individual?
- A) Two
- B) Three
- C) One
- D) Four
While interpreting the output of two-way ANOVA, which of the following table provides the Mean scores, Std. deviations and N for each subgroup?
- A) Exploratory statistics
- B) Descriptive Statistics
- C) t-test statistics
- D) Explanatory statistics
A statistical technique that measures the relationship between two variables by eliminating the influence of a third variable is known as:
- A) Partial correlation
- B) Chi-square
- C) ANOVA
- D) Regression
Which test is used to check homogeneity of variances in Two-Way ANOVA?
- A) Z-test
- B) t-test
- C) Levene’s test
- D) Chi-square
What does a non-significant main effect mean?
- A) Groups do not differ significantly
- B) Data is skewed
- C) Groups are different
- D) Interaction exists
Which among the following statement defined spearman correlation in inferential statistics?
- A) Measure the relationship between two variables with numerical scores
- B) Assess the relationship between two dichotomous variables
- C) Measures the degree of a monotonic relationship between two variables
- D) Measure the relationship between two variables influenced by a third variable
In research, which of the following is a measure of the stability or consistency of test scores?
- A) Probability
- B) Reliability
- C) Non-probability
- D) Validity
A researcher finds that depression scores differ by gender but not by treatment. This result indicates:
- A) An interaction effect
- B) A main effect of treatment only
- C) No significant effects
- D) A main effect of gender only
If Levene’s test p = .08, what is the conclusion?
- A) Data abnormal
- B) Variances unequal
- C) Variances equal
- D) Interaction exists
For the calculation of the Pearson correlation, it is necessary to know about the:
- A) Sum of variables
- B) Sum of products of population
- C) Sum of products of deviations
- D) Sum of products of variation
In the Pearson correlation, which of the following measures the amount of covariability between two variables?
- A) $SP$
- B) $CO$
- C) $SN$
- D) $NT$
Spearman correlation is used when data are:
- A) Ratio
- B) Ordinal
- C) Interval
- D) Nominal
Before computing point-biserial correlation, dichotomous variables are:
- A) Ignored to do analysis
- B) Averaged the data
- C) Converted into 0 and 1
- D) Ranked into 1 to 4
Which effect shows how two independent variables work together?
- A) Main effect
- B) Interaction effect
- C) Residual effect
- D) Simple effect
Which SPSS menu is used to run correlation?
- A) Graphs→Bar
- B) Analyze → Correlate → Bivariate
- C) Data →transform
- D) Transform→ Data →Chart
What does a correlation of 0 mean?
- A) No relationship
- B) Negative relationship
- C) Strong relationship
- D) Perfect relationship
In correlation, which of the following should be the scale of measurement for the variables?
- A) Discrete & ratio
- B) Nominal & ratio
- C) Interval or ratio
- D) Inverse and ratio
While entering data in SPSS, we need to create ___________________in the variable view.
- A) Three grouping variables
- B) Two grouping variables
- C) No grouping variables
- D) One grouping variables
Which of the following formula is used to measure the degree of freedom in partial correlation?
- A) df=n – 3
- B) df=n – 1
- C) df=n – 5
- D) df=n – 2