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The mean or median can be used to describe the central tendency of the variable "ethnicity."

A) True
B) False

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Assuming that there are no missing data, which line of three codes would reflect a data entry error for at least one of the following three variables: gender male or female; whether currently incarcerated yes or no; and ethnicity White/not Hispanic, African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Other?​


A) ​2 2 3
B) ​3 3 6
C) ​1 2 4
D) ​2 1 5

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What is a codebook? Construct a codebook for the following questionnaire items: (a) Gender ( ) male ( ) female (b) Age at last birthday (c) How many brothers and sisters do you have? (Count only those who are now alive. Include stepbrothers and stepsisters and children adopted by your parents.) d) What is your marital status ( ) married ( ) widowed ( ) divorced ( ) separated ( ) never married

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Which of the following measures of central tendency can be used at any level of measurement?​


A) ​Mean
B) ​Mode
C) ​Median
D) ​Standard deviation

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The following information was found in a codebook about social work students: The following information was found in a codebook about social work students: -Which of the following statements is true concerning the codebook? A) ​The variables in this codebook are male, female, and concentration. B) ​Gender has been coded so that the categories are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. C) ​Concentration has been coded so that the categories are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. D) ​None of these statements is true. -Which of the following statements is true concerning the codebook?


A) ​The variables in this codebook are male, female, and concentration.
B) ​Gender has been coded so that the categories are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
C) ​Concentration has been coded so that the categories are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
D) ​None of these statements is true.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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B

Using a hypothetical example, illustrate how blending descriptive statistics with a qualitative inquiry can enhance the value of the qualitative inquiry as well as the interpretation of the descriptive statistics.

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Grouped data are created through the combination of attributes of a variable.

A) True
B) False

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If the standard deviation equals 0, we may conclude​


A) ​that there is no dispersion in the data.
B) ​that the mean is a poor measure of the average.
C) ​that the data have a great deal of dispersion.
D) ​The mode is 0.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The range is smaller than the interquartile range.

A) True
B) False

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A researcher believes that a person's occupation affects his or her political party preference. Given the following data on occupation and political party preference, construct a contingency table. Percentage the table and interpret your results. ​ A researcher believes that a person's occupation affects his or her political party preference. Given the following data on occupation and political party preference, construct a contingency table. Percentage the table and interpret your results. ​

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Why do percentages allow us to compare two or more frequency distributions? Give examples.

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Given the following values, the median is 4, 8, 5, 11, 13, 7, 9, 10, 3​


A) 8​
B) ​13
C) ​7.8
D) ​5

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Coding refers to​


A) ​the assignment of a number or numeral to the attributes of a variable.
B) ​the assignment of a row in a data matrix to each questionnaire item.
C) ​the assignment of a number or numeral to each questionnaire item.
D) ​transferring variables to the computer.
E) ​the assignment of a variable to a computer column.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Professor Jones asked respondents for the exact number of times they had to evacuate their home because of a hurricane. Jones, therefore, is measuring this variable at the ________ level.​


A) ​nominal
B) ​interval
C) ​ratio
D) ​ordinal

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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No detail is lost when using an ungrouped frequency distribution.

A) True
B) False

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In reading a table that someone else has constructed, the rule of thumb is​


A) ​if the table is percentaged down, read across, and if the table is percentaged across, read down.
B) ​if the table is percentaged down, read down.
C) ​if the table is percentaged across, read across.
D) ​The direction you read does not matter.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A bivariate table is read by comparing the independent variablesubgroups with one another in terms of a given attribute of thedependent variable.

A) True
B) False

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A researcher measured attitudes about a proposed health reform bill with the categories strongly agree, agree, indifferent, disagree, and strongly disagree. The researcher was using the ______ level of measurement.​


A) ​nominal
B) ​interval
C) ​ratio
D) ​ordinal

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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D

​Given the following age distribution, the mean is 16, 31, 5, 30, 4, 3, 2


A) 2​
B) ​5
C) ​13
D) ​30

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The following line of coded data applies to the codebook given in question 5:121. This line of codes​


A) ​represents a full-time female student with a direct practice concentration.
B) ​represents a full-time male student with a clinical concentration.
C) ​represents a part-time male student with a mental health concentration.
D) ​represents a part-time female student with a micro concentration.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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