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Additional Practice Test

Additional Practice Test

An additional test to help you further practice your mastery of the material from chapter 5.

This activity contains 20 questions.

	Which of the following is not a type of correlation   Partial Mutual All of the above Spurious

	The relationship between cow pox and small pox is an example of non experimental quantitative design    True  False

	In a correlation study the researcher attempts to manipulate variables    True  False

	Correlation can be positive, negative, or neutral    True  False

	Determining causation poses a serious problem to interpreting the results of correlation research    True  False

	Assessment research is widely used    True  False

	The casual model is   What causes what and why Who effects who and why Who cause what and why What effects who and why

	If two variables are correlation coefficient they are related by   All of the above Statistics Formulas Hypotheses

	When a categorical variable can take on only two values is called a   Continuous variable Categorical variable Dichotomous variable Discrete variable

	When correlation studies use categorical variable as an independent variable they are often called   Casual comparative designs None of the above Complex comparative designs Direction of causality

	Define causation.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define criterion referenced test.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define survey research.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define control variable   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define descriptive research   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Discuss the disadvantages of correlation designs over experiments.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Determining causation can be a difficult task. Describe three mistakes made in attributing causation.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Researchers are conducting studies to determine the correlation between background and academic success. Give three examples of correlation between variables that would be helpful in the research   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Describe the differences between criterion and norm referenced test and give two examples of each.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Develop a correlation matrix using the following sex of student and academic performance. Sex of student and academic performance +.42 Attitude of teacher and academic personnel +.63 Sex of teacher and academic personnel -.15 Temperature of class and attentiveness +.20 Temperature of class and academic performance -.08 Educational level and sex -.41   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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