Correlations
What test is this?
p < ?
Scales of Measurement
Best Central Tendency Measure
100

This correlation between the scatterplot variables is:

a) strong & positive      c) not-so-strong and positive

b) strong & negative     d) not-so-strong and                                                                 negative

What is d) not-so-strong & negative

100

This statistical test result is from a _(what kind of)_ test.

(F =55.343, df= 2, 36)

What is an ANOVA, also called an F test?

(ANOVA is used to test the difference(s) among two or more means.)

100

What this means:

p < .01

What is: There is less than a 1% chance (or probability) that the null hypothesis is correct?

100

Number of students in the lunch line at different times.

What is RATIO?

100

The central tendency you would use to measure normally distributed interval data:


What is the MEAN?

200

 r = -.93 is:

a) a strong correlation

b) a weak correlation

What is a strong correlation?

200

This statistical test result is from a _(what kind of)_ test.

[t=49, df = 4, p < .001]

What is a t test?

(A test of the difference between two sample means. Interpret results through the p value.)


200

(𝝌2 = 5.68, df = 2, p > .05)

This chi square test shows that the null hypothesis was

_________________. 

(accepted or rejected)

What is ACCEPTED?

200

The rated ability of a violin player: beginner, intermediate, or advanced.

What is ORDINAL?

200

The central tendency you would use to measure nominal data:

What is the MODE?

300

This correlation between the scatterplot variables is:

a) strong & positive      c) no correlation

b) strong & negative     d) not-so-strong and                                                                 negative

What is c) no correlation.

300

This statistical test result is from a _(what kind of)_ test.

     (χ2(2)= 40.66, p < .05).

What is a chi square test?

A chi square test of independence is used when data are from categorical (nominal) variables.

300

The imposter in this list of p values is:

a) p < .05

b) p = .03

c) p = .20

d) p < -.01

What is d) p < -.01 


(You can't have a negative p value.)

300

SAT scores:

What is INTERVAL?

300

In a symmetrical distribution showing interval or ratio data, the BEST measure of central tendency is the:

What is the MEAN?

400

 r = .2 is:

a) a strong correlation

b) a weak correlation

What is a weak correlation?

400

This statistical test result is from a _(what kind of)_ test.

(F = 2.234, df = 12)

What is an ANOVA, also known as an F test?

(ANOVA is used to test the difference(s) among two or more means.)

400

What this means:

p < .05

What is: There is less than a 5% chance (or probability) that the null hypothesis is correct? 

400

Different eye colors:

What is NOMINAL?

400

In a SKEWED distributions, the BEST measure of central tendency is the ______ because it is not influenced by extreme outliers:

What is the MEDIAN?

500

This letter is used to represent a correlation:

What is lowercase r?


500

This statistical test result is from a _(what kind of)_ test.

[t(5.35), df =9, p < .05]

What is a t test?

(A test of the difference between two sample means. Interpret results through the p value.)

500

     (χ2(2)= 40.66, p < .05)

This test shows that the null hypothesis was ___________ at the .05 level.

(accepted or rejected)

What is REJECTED?

500

A Likert Scale:

What is INTERVAL?

500

The BEST measure of central tendency for ordinal data is the ________:

What is the MEDIAN?