Deck 22: Nominal Level Tests of Association

Question 1

A significant Lambda value of .20 is best interpreted as:

A)4% of the variance in the dependent variable is explained
B)4% of the variance in the independent variable is explained
C)10% of the variance in the independent variable is explained
D)20% of the variance in the dependent variable is explained

Answer 1

D

Question 2

An appropriate measure for determining the strength of the relationship between religious affiliation (Protestant,Catholic,Jewish,Other)and gender (Male,female)is:

A)Phi
B)Uncertainty Coefficient (U)
C)Chi-square
D)t-test

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Uncertainty Coefficient has which advantages below?

A)it focuses on the odds of one case being in the marginals,rather than the number of cells
B)there are multiple versions of the statistic for both nominal and ordinal level data
C)there are symmetric and asymmetric versions
D)none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Lambda has a major problem.Which of the answers below best represents that problem?

A)it will underestimate the association present in a table if marginals are substantially unequal
B)it will overestimate the association present in a table if marginals are substantially unequal
C)it will become more sensitive when cases in a table are equally distributed
D)it can provide a zero result when probability estimates are above .05