QUESTION 1
The fundalmental condition that permits proper statisticalinference is
| a. | having a large sample |
| b. | normal distribution of scores |
| c. | random sampling |
| d. | knowledge of the values of the parameters of thepopulation |
QUESTION 2
Randomization and random sampling
| a. | can be substituted for each other |
| b. | often amount to the same thing |
| c. | are different procedures |
| d. | are synonymous |
QUESTION 3
Randomization is used to
| a. | assigning participants to experimental conditions |
| b. | to analyze data from random samples. |
| c. | as a less complex substitute for random sampling |
| d. | to select subjects randomly from a population |
QUESTION 4
A population characteristic is known as a(n)
| a. | parameter |
| b. | basic value |
| c. | element |
| d. | statistic |
QUESTION 5
\"statistic\" is to \"parameter\" as
| a. | \"calculated\" is to \"given\" |
| b. | \"random sampling\" is to \"randomization\" |
| c. | \"sample\" is to \"populaton\" |
| d. | \"mean\" is to \"standard deviation\" |
QUESTION 6
Whether or not a sample is considered random depends on
| a. | the method of selection |
| b. | how closely it resembles the population |
| c. | the size of the sample |
| d. | None of the above |
QUESTION 7
Each score in a random sampling distribution of meansrepresents
| a. | a random data point |
| b. | a single individual |
| c. | a standard score |
| d. | a sample mean |
QUESTION 8
Which of the following is a parameter?
QUESTION 9
The standard error of the mean
| a. | is a standard deviation |
| b. | is the average amount by which sample values are in error |
| c. | is given in terms of standard units |
| d. | is larger for larger populations |
QUESTION 10
A sampling distribution is a distribution of
| a. | values of a statistic obtained from samples |
| b. | scores obtained from samples |
| c. | values of a parameter obtained from samples |
| d. | any of the above |
