Statistical Methods for Dichotomous Variables

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Which type of test measures a person's observable activity?

  • Covert behavior test
  • Ability test
  • Achievement test
  • Overt behavior test (correct)

What is the main difference between group tests and individual tests?

  • Group tests have a shorter time limit than individual tests
  • Group tests are administered to more than one person at a time, while individual tests are given to one person at a time (correct)
  • Group tests measure achievement, while individual tests measure aptitude
  • Group tests measure overt behaviors, while individual tests measure covert behaviors

What type of test measures a person's potential for learning or acquiring skills?

  • Ability test
  • Achievement test
  • Speed test
  • Aptitude test (correct)

Which individual is considered the father of modern psychology?

<p>Wilhelm Wundt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with devising Fechner's Law, which states that the strength of a sensation grows as the logarithm of the stimulus intensity?

<p>G.T. Fechner (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Seguin Form Board Test and opened the world's first school for the mentally retarded?

<p>Edouard Seguin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the father of mental testing and coined the term 'mental test'?

<p>James McKeen Cattell (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statistical test is used to evaluate the relationship between two variables in the population?

<p>Chi Square Test for Independence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of symmetry in a distribution called?

<p>Skewness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating the Z-score of a score in a distribution?

<p>Z = (X-M)/SD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the T-score have a mean of and a standard deviation of?

<p>Mean of 50 and SD of 10 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which test was developed by Lewis Terman and uses the concept of Intelligence Quotient (IQ)?

<p>Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating Intelligence Quotient (IQ)?

<p>IQ = (MA/CA) x 100 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first ever personality test utilized during WWI?

<p>Woodworth Personal Data Sheet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scale has the properties of magnitude and equal intervals?

<p>Interval Scale (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are dichotomous and at least one of them is a true dichotomous variable?

<p>Phi coefficient (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the coefficient of determination (r2) tell us?

<p>The proportion of the total variation in scores on Y that can be accounted for by knowing the scores on X (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of non-association between two variables called?

<p>Coefficient of alienation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is multiple regression appropriate?

<p>When the criterion variable is continuous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following formulas is used to convert a raw score into a z-score?

<p>X = m(Z) + SD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the regression line or line of best fit?

<p>Y' = a + bX (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for testing the statistical significance of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient using t-distribution?

<p>t = r * sqrt((N - 2)/(1 - r^2)) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating the sum of squares?

<p>Σ = (Y - Y')^2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a data reduction technique?

<p>Principal components (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which correlation coefficient is appropriate for two interval/ratio variables?

<p>Pearson's r (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the Father of Classical Test Theory?

<p>Charles Spearman (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Classical Test Theory assume about errors of measurement?

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