211 Practice Quiz #1

Quiz 1 A03 Thursday, September 19, 2024 2:58 PM 1. You calculated median test score in sample of students this median is a: a. Parameter ○ Parameters are numbers describing ENTIRE population b. Statistic ○ Numbers describing a SAMPLE c. Ordinal data d. Independent variables 2. In a recent study the research team said that they wanted to explore the impact of age, gender, diagnosis, and patient health engagement on a shared decision making, symptom management, and quality of life. Identify the option below that correctly identifies their independent and dependent variables: a. Independent variable(s): age, dependent variable(s): quality of life b. Independent variable(s): patient health engagement; dependent variable(s): shared decision-making, symptom management c. Independent variable(s): age, gender, diagnosis, patient health engagement; dependent variables): shared decision-making, symptom management, quality of life d. Independent variable(s): patient health engagement, shared decision-making dependent variable(s) patient health engagement, shared decision-making 3. Please indicate the most appropriate level of measurement for a research participant's district of residence. a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Ratio d. Nominal 4. Please indicate the most appropriate measurement for weight in ounces a. Interval b. Ratio c. Nominal d. Ordinal 5. Please indicate the most appropriate measurement for degrees Fahrenheit a. ratio b. Interval c. Nominal d. ordinal 6. Most appropriate level of measurement for a satisfaction with care scale (response categories: not a lot, a little bit, a lot). a. Ordinal b. Nominal c. Interval d. Ratio 7. A normal distribution a. Skewed to the right b. Bell shaped c. Shewed left d. Bimodal 8. Which of following is not a measure of central tendency? a. Mean b. median c. Range i. Measure of dispersion d. mode 9. In a positively skewed distribution, which measure of central tendency is likely to be the largest a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. None, they are all the same - Largest means highest value Depends on what you're reporting on x and y axis If you are reporting frequency on x axis it's different from absolute value This question is taken off and all answer correct due to possible misunderstand 10. If given a data set regarding the number of falls within an acute care unit with the following values 5, 1, 0, 1, 2, 7, 2, 0, 3, 4, 1, 2, 0, 1 What is the mode? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 4