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What are the assumptions made when using parametric tests?

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  • The observations must be independent
  • The dependent variable should be continuous (interval or ratio)
  • The independent variable is categorical with two or more levels
  • The observations must be drawn from normally distributed populations
  • The populations must have the same variance
  • The groups should be randomly drawn from normally distributed and independent populations with no overlap
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What are the advantages of using parametric tests?

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  • They are more powerful and flexible than nonparametric tests
  • They allow the researcher to study the effect of many independent variables on the dependent variable as well as the study of their interaction
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What are the main types of data used in nonparametric tests?

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Nominal and ordinal data

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What are the advantages of using nonparametric tests?

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  • They require no assumptions about the population probability distributions
  • They can be used with smaller samples
  • They are good for data with outliers
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What conditions must a statistical test satisfy to be considered nonparametric?

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At least one of the following:

  • It can be used with nominal data
  • It can be used with ordinal data
  • It can be used with interval or ratio data without making assumptions about the population probability distribution (i.e. in small samples)
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What are the types of statistical tests?

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  • Tests for differences between groups with independent samples
  • Tests for differences between groups with dependent samples
  • Tests for relationships between variables
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What is the test used for a nominal variable with 1 sample?

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χ2 test

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What is the test used for a nominal variable with 2 independent samples?

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χ2 test

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What is the test used for a nominal variable with 2 dependent samples?

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McNermar’s χ2 test

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What is the test used for a categorical variable with more than 2 independent samples?

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χ2 test

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What is the test used for a categorical variable with more than 2 dependent samples?

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Cochran’s Q test

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What is the test used for an ordinal variable with 2 independent samples?

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Mann–Whitney U test

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What is the test used for an ordinal variable with 2 dependent samples?

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Wilcoxin matched-pair signed-rank test

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What is the test used for an ordinal variable with more than 2 independent samples?

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Kruskal–Wallis H test

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What is the test used for an ordinal variable with more than 2 dependent samples?

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Friedman’s ANOVA

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What is the test used to assess correlation in ordinal variables?

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Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (ρ)

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What is the parametric test used for 1 sample?

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z-test or t-test

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What is the parametric test used for 2 independent samples?

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Unpaired t-test (Student t-test)

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What is the parametric test used for 2 dependent samples?

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Paired/matched t-test

20
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What is the parametric test used for more than 2 independent samples?

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One-way ANOVA between groups

21
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What is the parametric test used for more than 2 dependent samples?

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One-way ANOVA within groups (repeated measure)

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What is the parametric test used to assess correlation?

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Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient (r)

23
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Which parametric test can be used for all multisample parametric tests?

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Factorial (two-way) ANOVA

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What are the conditions that must be met to use a χ2 test?

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  • The sample must be random
  • The data must be in raw frequencies (not grouped frequencies or percentages)
  • The sample size must be ≥20
  • Observations must be independent
  • The expected frequency for each cell of the contigency table must be >5
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How can the normality of data be evaluated?

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Shapiro–Wilk test:

  • If the significance value is ≥0.05, the data are normally distributed
  • If the significance value is <0.05, the data are not normally distributed
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What is the formula for the χ2 test?

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χ2 = ∑[(O – E)2 / E]

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What is the formula for the number of degrees of freedom for the χ2 test?

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df = (n – 1)×(m – 1), where n is the number of rows of the contigency table and m is the number of columns

28
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What is the χ2 goodness of fit test used for?

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Determining whether the observed frequency distribution differs significantly from a hypothesized frequency distribution

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How is the expected frequency calculated in a χ2 test?

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E = (row total × column total) / grand total

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How is a χ2 test carried out in SPSS?

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  • Analyze > Descriptive Statistics > Crosstabs…
  • Select the variables for the rows and columns then click Statistics…
  • Select Chi-square then click Continue
  • The p-value is given in the column “Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)”
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What parameters/statistics are used in the t-test?

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Means (µ/x̄)

32
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Who invented the t-test?

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William Gosset (under the pseudonym “Student,” hence the name Student t-test)

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What are the conditions and assumptions made when using an unpaired 2-sample t-test?

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  • The dependent variable must be continuous (interval or ratio)
  • The groups should be randomly drawn from normally distributed and independent populations
  • The independent variable must be nominal with two levels
  • The distribution of the two independent variables is normal
  • The two variables have equal variance
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What is the formula for the unpaired 2-sample t-test?

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t = (x̄1 – x̄2)/SE, where SE is the standard error

35
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What is the formula for the standard error in a 2-sample t-test?

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SE = √[(s12/n1 + (s22/n2)]

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What is the formula for the number of degrees of freedom for the unpaired 2-sample t-test?

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df = n1 + n2 – 2

37
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How is an unpaired 2-sample t-test carried out in SPSS?

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  • Analyze > Compare Means > Independent-Samples T Test…
  • Select the test variable
  • Click Define Groups…, set the values to 1 and 2, then click Continue and then OK
  • The p-value is given in the column “Sig. (2-tailed)” for the row “Equal variances assumed”
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What is the formula for the paired-sample t-test?

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t = d̄ / (sd/√n), where

d is the difference in means for each pair
n is the number of pairs

39
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How can the power of a t-test be increased?

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  • Increase the difference between the means
  • Reduce the standard error by
    • reducing the variance, or
    • increasing n
  • Increase α from 0.01 to 0.05
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How is an paired-sample t-test carried out in SPSS?

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  • Analyze > Paired-Samples T Test…
  • Select the variables then click OK
  • The p-value is given in the column “Sig. (2-tailed)”
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What is the formula for the number of degrees of freedom for a paired-sample t-test?

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df = n – 1, where n is the number of pairs

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