level of measurement, scientific reports, and statisitcal testing

Question 1

key sections of scientific report

Answer 1

• abstract - summary
• introduction - background research leading to hypothesis
• method- detailed procedure
• results - findings
• discussions - explanation
• referencing - full list of sources

Question 2

how are books and journal articles referenced

Answer 2

books - author, date, title, place of publication , publisher

journals - authors, date, article title, journal name, volume , pages

Question 3

when can the sign test be used

Answer 3

test for a difference ( not correlation)
used a repeated measures design ( related data)
uses nominal data

Question 4

how do u conduct a sign test

Answer 4

1. State hypotheses (alternative & null).
2. Record data & assign a sign (+ or -).
3. Find S (number of times less frequent sign appears).
4. Compare S to critical value (use p≤0.05).
5. State conclusion (accept/reject null hypothesis).

Question 5

what 3 factors determine which inferential test to use

Answer 5

experimental design (related/unrelated)
level of data( nominal/ordinal/interval)
types of study ( difference /correlation)

Question 6

whats the rule of R

Answer 6

✔ If the test name contains R → calculated value must be gReater than or equal to the critical value.
✔ If no R → calculated value must be less than or equal to the critical value.