MCQ Bank
The t-test does not require any prior knowledge about the:
- A) Objectives
- B) Targeted population
- C) Population mean
- D) Sample size
Another assumption of the t-test is that the population must be:
- A) Randomized
- B) Skewed
- C) Normally distributed
- D) Large
All of the following are the assumptions of the independent-measures t-test, EXCEPT:
- A) The observations within each sample must be independent.
- B) The two populations from which the samples are selected must be normal.
- C) The two populations from which the samples are selected must have equal variances
- D) The selected sample must have unequal variances.
In t-statistics test, the larger the______________, the larger will be the error.
- A) Distribution
- B) Population size
- C) Sample size
- D) Standard deviation
Increasing the number of scores in a sample generally:
- A) Decreases power
- B) Increases power
- C) Reduces effect size
- D) Increases Type II errors
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