Question 1

Which is the correct order of measures of central tendency, from lowest to highest, for a positively skewed distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mean, median, mode
B)   Median, mode, mean
C)   Mode, median, mean
D)   Mean, mode, median

Question 2

As part of a political opinion poll, a researcher sent a questionnaire to every hundredth person on a list of students enrolled at an American college. Which of the following is the sampling frame?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sending the questionnaires
B)   Deciding which college to study
C)   Seeing which questionnaires are returned
D)   Choosing every hundredth student on the enrollment list

Question 3

Scientific investigation of Clever Hans revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)   Hans's owner was a con artist.
B)   Occam's razor is far from infallible.
C)   horses respond to unintended cues from their owners.
D)   horses are capable of simple arithmetic.

Question 4

Random assignment is most commonly used in _______ research design.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

To identify the most popular exhibits at a science museum, visitors were asked every day for six weeks to rate how much they enjoyed each exhibit. The data were analyzed to look for age and sex differences in exhibit preferences. This was an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   naturalistic observation.
B)   survey research.
C)   case study research.
D)   experimental research.

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Scientific investigation of Clever Hans revealed that

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As part of a political opinion poll, a researcher sent a questionnaire to every hundredth person on a list of students enrolled at an American college. Which of the following is the sampling frame?

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To identify the most popular exhibits at a science museum, visitors were asked every day for six weeks to rate how much they enjoyed each exhibit. The data were analyzed to look for age and sex differences in exhibit preferences. This was an example of

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Which is the correct order of measures of central tendency, from lowest to highest, for a positively skewed distribution?

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Random assignment is most commonly used in _______ research design.

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As part of a political opinion poll, a researcher sent a questionnaire to every hundredth person on a list of students enrolled at an American college. Which of the following is the sampling frame?

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To identify the most popular exhibits at a science museum, visitors were asked every day for six weeks to rate how much they enjoyed each exhibit. The data were analyzed to look for age and sex differences in exhibit preferences. This was an example of

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Which is the correct order of measures of central tendency, from lowest to highest, for a positively skewed distribution?

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Random assignment is most commonly used in _______ research design.

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