For each of the research studies described below, select whichof the following analyses would be most appropriate. Please typeyour answers in the boxes exactly as they areprinted here. I will check to see if Bb scored you “incorrect” formisspellings/typos, but if you type carefully (or copy-pastecarefully), I can get grades done more quickly.
YOUR ANSWER CHOICES:
single sample t-test
independent samples t-test
related samples t-test
one-way independent measures ANOVA
one-way repeated measures ANOVA
Scheffe’s test
Tukey’s HSD test
two-way two-factor independent samples ANOVA
two-way mixed design ANOVA
Pearson correlation
one-way goodnesss of fit chi-square
two-way chi-square test for independence
linear regression.
The RESEARCH STUDIES:
a. Ten PSY, ten PT, and ten NSG students in a statistics courseare selected at random and asked to estimate the number hours perweek they are spending on the statistics course. The researcherwants to determine whether the three types of majors spenddifferent amounts of time, on average, studying statistics. Thestatistical test to use would be _________________ .
b. People who are self-identified as either lower, working,middle, or upper class are compared on their attitudes towardcorporal punishment of children. Attitudes are measured on a7-point scale ranging from strongly disagree with the practice (1)to strongly agree with the practice (7). The statistical test touse would be ____________.
c. The effectiveness of a sexual harassment program is tested bytaking before and after measures of sexual harassment knowledge.The knowledge scale is a 100-point scale, with higher scoresindicating greater knowledge. The statistical test to use would be___________.
d. A random sample of 100 CSS students is asked to write downtheir GPA and the number of hours they work per week for a salary.The researcher (the head of the Student Development Center) wantsto determine whether there is a relationship between the number ofhours worked and GPA. The statistical test to use wouldbe_______________ .
e. PSY, PT, and NSG majors at CSS are asked to label theworkload in their major as “light,” “average,” or “excessive.” Theresearcher (the chair of the Nursing Department) wants to find outif there is a greater likelihood (or frequency) of NSG majorsselecting “excessive” than the other majors. The statistical testto use would be ______________.
f. A researcher wants to determine whether the average height ofa sample of adult American men with Klinefleter’s syndrome(M = 5’11”) differs from the average height of adultAmerican Men (population ? is 5’8”, ? is notknown). The statistical test to use would be ______
g. A researcher wants to predict marital satisfaction scoresfrom conflict resolution strategies, length of the maritalrelationship, and number of extramarital affairs. The statisticaltest to use would be__________ .
h. Eight MGT, eight HIM, and eight PSY students who hadcompleted Dr. Dietrich’s statistics course were selected at randomand given one of two types of statistics exam, open-book orclosed-book. The researcher wants to determine whether there is aneffect of major and type of exam on the mean number of correctanswers. The statistical test to use would be ___________.
