Susan A. Nolan and Thomas E. Heinzen
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Second Edition
Chapter 17:
Chi-Square Tests
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Copyright © 2012 by Worth Publishers
Chapter 17
1. Nonparametric tests differ from parametric tests in that they
are:
a) statistical tests that are not based on a set of
assumptions about the population.
b) not statistical tests.
c) not hypothesis tests.
d) statistical tests that are simple to perform and can even
be conducted in the absence of computers.
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(Answer)
1. Nonparametric tests differ from parametric tests in that they
are:
a) statistical tests that are not based on a set of
assumptions about the population.
b) not statistical tests.
c) not hypothesis tests.
d) statistical tests that are simple to perform and can even
be conducted in the absence of computers.
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2. What are three circumstances in which we commonly use a
nonparametric test?
a) when the dependent variable is interval, the independent variable
is ratio and the sample size is large
b) when the dependent variable is ratio, the independent variable is
nominal and the independent and dependent variables are
continuous
c) when the dependent variable is nominal, either the independent
variable or dependent variable is ordinal and when the sample size
is small and an underlying population distribution is suspected to be
skewed
d) when the independent variable is categorical, the dependent
variable is ordinal and the distribution is positively skewed.
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(Answer)
2. What are three circumstances in which we commonly use a
nonparametric test?
a) when the dependent variable is interval, the independent variable is
ratio and the sample size is large
b) when the dependent variable is ratio, the independent variable is
nominal and the independent and dependent variables are
continuous
c) when the dependent variable is nominal, either the independent
variable or dependent variable is ordinal and when the sample
size is small and an underlying population distribution is
suspected to be skewed
d) when the independent variable is categorical, the dependent variable
is ordinal and the distribution is positively skewed.
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3. A chi-square test is symbolized as:
a) Chi2
b) χ2
c) XiSq
d) Q2
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3. A chi-square test is symbolized as:
a) Chi2
b) χ2
c) XiSq
d) Q2
(Answer)
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4. When a research design involves one nominal variable,
what nonparametric hypothesis test is used?
a) the chi-square test for goodness-of-fit
b) the effect size statistic
c) the chi-square test for independence
d) the proportionate reduction in error
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(Answer)
4. When a research design involves one nominal variable,
what nonparametric hypothesis test is used?
a) the chi-square test for goodness-of-fit
b) the effect size statistic
c) the chi-square test for independence
d) the proportionate reduction in error
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5. Your textbook lists six steps for conducting a Chi
Square goodness of fit test. The first three of these
steps are listed below. Which one does not belong?
a) Identify the populations, distributions, and
assumptions.
b) State the null and research hypotheses.
c) Randomly assign participants to groups.
d) Determine the characteristics of the comparison
distribution.
Chapter 17
(Answer)
5. Your textbook lists six steps for conducting a Chi
Square goodness of fit test. The first three of these
steps are listed below. Which one does not belong?
a) Identify the populations, distributions, and
assumptions.
b) State the null and research hypotheses.
c) Randomly assign participants to groups.
d) Determine the characteristics of the comparison
distribution.
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6. Your textbook lists six steps for conducting a Chi
Square goodness of fit test. The last three of these
steps are listed below. Which one does not belong?
a) Only use observed frequencies, discard
expected frequencies.
b) Determine the critical values, or cutoffs.
c) Calculate the test statistic.
d) Make a decision.
Chapter 17
(Answer)
6. Your textbook lists six steps for conducting a Chi
Square goodness of fit test. The last three of these
steps are listed below. Which one does not belong?
a) Only use observed frequencies, discard
expected frequencies.
b) Determine the critical values, or cutoffs.
c) Calculate the test statistic.
d) Make a decision.
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7. When a research design involves two nominal variables,
what nonparametric hypothesis test is used?
a) the chi-square test for goodness-of-fit
b) the effect size statistic
c) the chi-square test for independence
d) the proportionate reduction in error
Chapter 17
(Answer)
7. When a research design involves two nominal variables,
what nonparametric hypothesis test is used?
a) the chi-square test for goodness-of-fit
b) the effect size statistic
c) the chi-square test for independence
d) the proportionate reduction in error
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8. When computing our chi-square statistic, we calculate the
difference between what two values?
a) the observed and the expected frequency
b) the mean and the standard deviation
c) the mean and the median
d) the effect size and the sample size
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(Answer)
8. When computing our chi-square statistic, we calculate the
difference between what two values?
a) the observed and the expected frequency
b) the mean and the standard deviation
c) the mean and the median
d) the effect size and the sample size
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9. For a chi-square test of independence, we calculate the
degrees of freedom using which formula?
a) dfχ2 = (k – 1)(k+1) / 2
b) dfχ = ∑ (X – 1)/N+1
c) dfχ2 = (X – μ) / N
d) dfχ2 = (krow – 1)(kcolumn – 1)
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(Answer)
9. For a chi-square test of independence, we calculate the
degrees of freedom using which formula?
a) dfχ2 = (k – 1)(k+1) / 2
b) dfχ = ∑ (X – 1)/N+1
c) dfχ2 = (X – μ) / N
d) dfχ2 = (krow – 1)(kcolumn – 1)
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10. ____________________ is the standard effect size used
for the chi-square test for independence.
a) Delta
b) Standardized coefficient
c) Cramer’s V
d) Eta squared
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(Answer)
10. ____________________ is the standard effect size used
for the chi-square test for independence.
a) Delta
b) Standardized coefficient
c) Cramer’s V
d) Eta squared
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11. The difference between the observed frequency and the
expected frequency for a cell in a chi-square research
design is called a(n):
a) Relative risk.
b) Cramer’s V.
c) Goodness of fit.
d) adjusted standardized residual.
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(Answer)
11. The difference between the observed frequency and the
expected frequency for a cell in a chi-square research
design is called a(n):
a) relative risk.
b) Cramer’s V.
c) goodness of fit.
d) adjusted standardized residual.