HLT 362 Week 1 Quiz
1. If a study is comparing number of falls by age, age is considered what type of
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o Interval
o Ordinal
o Ratio
o Nominal
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2. Validity is:
o A data item, such as characteristics, numbers, properties, or quantities that can be measured or counted.
o The extent to which an idea or measurement is well-founded and an accurate representation of the real world.
o A measurement level with equal distances between the points and a zero-starting point.
o Raw unorganized information from which conclusions can be made.
3. Data is defined as:
o A data item, such as characteristics, numbers, properties, or quantities, that can be measured or counted.
o The extent to which an idea or measurement is well-founded and an accurate representation of the real world.
o A measurement level with equal distances between the points and a zero-starting point.
o Raw unorganized information from which conclusions can be made.
4. The average of the collected data is known as:
o Mean
o Median
o Variance
o Range
5. The experimental or predictor variable is an example of:
o Extraneous variable
o Dependent variable
o Independent variable
o Nominal data
6. Level of measurement that defines the relationship between things and assigns an order or ranking to each thing is known as:
o Interval
o Ordinal
o Ratio
o Nominal
7. A variable is considered:
o A data item, such as characteristics, numbers, properties, or quantities, that can be measured or counted.
o A component of mathematics that looks at gathered data.
o Statistics designed to allow the researcher to infer characteristics regarding a population from sample population.
o External and internal influences within a study that can affect the validity and reliability of the outcomes.
8. External and internal influences within a study that can affect the validity and reliability of outcomes is called:
o Continuous variables
o Demographics
o Bias
o Standard deviation
9. The subset of the population to be studied is called:
o Sample
o Variable
o Population
o Demographic
10. When a researcher uses a random sample of 400 to make conclusions about a larger population, this is an example of:
o Descriptive statistics
o Demographics
o Inferential statistics
o Dependent variables [Show Less]