Cross Tabulation and Correlation Flashcards

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Nominal data

A

This is a type of data used to name variables without providing any numerical value.

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2
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Two types of categorical data

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nominal and ordinal

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3
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Ordinal

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data that can be ranked or ordered

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4
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T/F The closer r is to zero, the weaker the linear relationship.

A

True

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5
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What is a curvilinear relationship?

A

Variables are correlated in a given direction until a certain point, where the relationship
changes.

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6
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What does a low p value indicate?

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Observed results are unlikely to have occurred by random chance alone if the null hypothesis were true.
There is a real effect or difference in the population being studied.

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What does a high p value indicate?

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The observed results are reasonably likely to have occurred by random chance even if the null hypothesis were true. There’s not enough evidence to support the presence of a real effect or difference.

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What does it indicate when the p value is less than the level of significance?

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That the observed results are statistically significant.

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