Susan A. Nolan and Thomas E. Heinzen
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Second Edition
Chapter 12:
Between-Groups ANOVA
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Copyright © 2012 by Worth Publishers
Chapter 12
1. An ANOVA stands for:
a) analysis of variance.
b) analysis of operative variability.
c) analysis of covariance.
d) analysis of associated variance.
Chapter 12
1. An ANOVA stands for:
a) analysis of variance.
b) analysis of operative variability.
c) analysis of covariance.
d) analysis of associated variance
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2. When comparing three or more groups we use ANOVA.
It would be incorrect to instead conduct many t tests.
Doing so would increase the chances of making a:
a) Type I error.
b) Type II error.
c) Type III error.
d) All of the above.
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2. When comparing three or more groups we use ANOVA.
It would be incorrect to instead conduct many t tests.
Doing so would increase the chances of making a:
a) Type I error.
b) Type II error.
c) Type III error.
d) All of the above.
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3. Below is the F statistic which indicates the ratio of two
measures of variability. If the within-groups variance is
much larger than the between-groups variance, we can
infer that:
between-groups variance
F = _____________________
within-groups variance
a) the sample means are different from one another.
b) there is no difference between the sample means.
c) the sample means are equal to one another.
d) the sample means are not different from one another.
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3. Below is the F statistic which indicates the ratio of two
measures of variability. If the within-groups variance is
much larger than the between-groups variance, we can
infer that:
between-groups variance
F = _____________________
within-groups variance
a) the sample means are different from one another.
b) there is no difference between the sample means.
c) the sample means are equal to one another.
d) the sample means are not different from one another.
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4. __________________ is a hypothesis test in which there
are more than two samples and each sample is composed
of different participants.
a) Mixed factors ANOVA
b) Between-groups ANOVA
c) Within-groups ANOVA
d) Factorial ANOVA
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4. __________________ is a hypothesis test in which there
are more than two samples and each sample is composed
of different participants.
a) Mixed factors ANOVA
b) Between-groups ANOVA
c) Within-groups ANOVA
d) Factorial ANOVA
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5. If variances between groups are equal, we refer to this as:
a) standardized coefficient.
b) standard error of the mean.
c) pooled variance.
d) heteroscedasticity.
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5. If variances between groups are equal, we refer to this as:
a) standardized coefficient.
b) standard error of the mean.
c) pooled variance.
d) heteroscedasticity.
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6. The formula for the degrees of freedom for a betweengroups ANOVA is:
a) df = N-1
b) df = N-1 + dfbetween/dfwithin
c) dfbetween = dfwithin + 1/N
d) dfbetween = Ngroups – 1
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6. The formula for the degrees of freedom for a betweengroups ANOVA is:
a) df = N-1
b) df = N-1 + dfbetween/dfwithin
c) dfbetween = dfwithin + 1/N
d) dfbetween = Ngroups – 1
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7. The figure below provides three different distributions.
Based on a visual inspection of these distributions, which
would give you the best outcome for an ANOVA?
a) a
b) b
c) c
d) a and c
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7. The figure below provides three different distributions.
Based on a visual inspection of these distributions, which
would give you the best outcome for an ANOVA?
a) a
b) b
c) c
d) a and c
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8. The source table below provides us with information
necessary to conduct an ANOVA. What previously
learned statistical measure best describes column 4 of
the source table?
a) standard deviation
b) standard error of the mean
c) variance
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8. The source table below provides us with information
necessary to conduct an ANOVA. What previously
learned statistical measure best describes column 4 of
the source table?
a) standard deviation
b) standard error of the mean
c) variance
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9. When conducting a one-way ANOVA how many sums of
squares are calculated?
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four
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9. When conducting a one-way ANOVA how many sums of
squares are calculated?
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four
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10. To find the effect size for ANOVA we calculate
a) Cohen’s d
b) b) R2
c) the p value
d) the mean square
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10. To find the effect size for ANOVA we calculate
a) Cohen’s d
b) b) R2
c) the p value
d) the mean square
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11. A test that is conducted when there are multiple groups
of scores but specific comparisons have been chosen
prior to data collection is called
a) a planned comparison
b) a post-hoc test
c) a Bonferroni test
d) a Tukey HSD test
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(Answer)
11. A test that is conducted when there are multiple groups
of scores but specific comparisons have been chosen
prior to data collection is called
a) a planned comparison
b) a post-hoc test
c) a Bonferroni test
d) a Tukey HSD test
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12. ___________________ is a statistical procedure
frequently carried out after we reject the null hypothesis
in an analysis of variance. It allows us to make multiple
comparisons among several means.
a) A post-hoc test
b) A parametric test
c) A nonparametric test
d) Null hypothesis
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12. ___________________ is a statistical procedure
frequently carried out after we reject the null hypothesis
in an analysis of variance. It allows us to make multiple
comparisons among several means.
a) A post-hoc test
b) A parametric test
c) A nonparametric test
d) Null hypothesis
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13. What are two frequently used post-hoc tests?
a) ANOVA and Tukey
b) Bonferroni, and Tukey
c) Split-halves and Cronbach’s alpha
d) Cronbach’s alpha and Tukey
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13. What are two frequently used post-hoc tests?
a) ANOVA and Tukey
b) Bonferroni, and Tukey
c) Split-halves and Cronbach’s alpha
d) Cronbach’s alpha and Tukey