Deck 7: Non-Parametric Models

Question 1

Which of the following non-parametric tests do not rely on the calculation of ranks?

A)Spearman's rho
B)Mann-Whitney
C)Wilcoxon
D)None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Friedman test should be used with?

A)Independent samples
B)Related samples
C)Both
D)Neither

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The related-samples t-test is the parametric alternative test to?

A)Kruskal-Wallis
B)Wilcoxon signed ranks
C)Friedman
D)Spearman's rho

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Where is the Spearman's rho function found in SPSS?

A)Explore
B)Non-parametric tests
C)Regression
D)Correlation

Question 5

ANOVA (independent samples)is the parametric alternative test to?

A)Kruskal-Wallis
B)Wilcoxon signed ranks
C)Friedman
D)Spearman's rho

Question 6

The Mann-Whitney test should be used with?

A)Independent samples
B)Related samples
C)Neither
D)Both

Question 7

If a p-value of .04 is achieved on a two-tailed test,what is the equivalent value for a one-tailed test?

A).2
B).02
C).002
D).04

Question 8

ANOVA (related samples)is the parametric alternative test to?

A)Kruskal-Wallis
B)Wilcoxon signed ranks
C)Friedman
D)Spearman's rho

Question 9

The Wilcoxon test is calculated by taking the difference between two data sets and ranking them highest to lowest?

Question 10

Pearson's r is the parametric alternative test to?

A)Kruskal-Wallis
B)Wilcoxon signed ranks
C)Friedman
D)Spearman's rho

Question 11

A researcher is looking at the relationship between gender and fast-food consumption amongst undergraduate students in Birmingham.With a sample of 200 students,45 females eat fast-food regularly,whereas 55 don't; and 48 males drink regularly,whereas 52 don't.Inputting the data into SPSS,a chi-square statistic of χ² = 45 and probability value of .63 are reported.It is possible to conclude that?

A)Males tend to eat fast-food regularly,and females do not
B)There is a significant relationship between gender and whether a respondent eats fast-food regularly or not.
C)There is no significant relationship between gender and whether a respondent eats fast-food regularly or not.
D)Females eat significantly more than males.

Question 12

Legacy Dialogues,2 Independent Samples is an alternative to the independent samples t-test in SPSS.

Question 13

Which statistic is used to check the significance of the Kruskal-Wallis test?

A)Chi-squared
B)t
C)z-score testing
D)Median rank

Question 14

Which test involves ranking data in ascending order and adding the ranks separately for each condition?

A)Mann-Whitney
B)Spearman's rho
C)Friedman's ANOVA
D)Pearson's r

Question 15

The Wilcoxon test should be used with?

A)Independent samples
B)Related samples
C)Neither
D)Both

Question 16

The Kruskal-Wallis test should be used with?

A)Independent samples
B)Related samples
C)Both
D)Neither

Question 17

Which test would you use to check for a significant difference between the mean ranks of two conditions?

A)Wilcoxon
B)Kruskal-Wallis
C)Spearman's rho
D)Friedman

Question 18

When would you use a non-parametric test?

A)When the results of parametric testing are confusing
B)If the sample size is too big
C)In a pilot study
D)When your data does not meet the assumptions of a parametric test

Question 19

How is Spearman's rho calculated?

A)By transforming original scores into deviations
B)By transforming original scores into ranks
C)By transforming original data into categories
D)Using the original scores

Question 20

What does ASL mean?

A)Asymbolic significance level
B)Asymmetrical significance level
C)Assigned significance level
D)Asymptotic significance level

Question 21

You have run a Kruskal-Wallis test on data and it shows a significant difference between multiple groups which you are testing.How would you now conduct pairwise comparisons?

A)A t-test
B)Wilcoxon test
C)Mann-Whitney test
D)None of the above

Question 22

In SPSS,the Kruskal-Wallis test is found?

A)Non-parametric Tests - Legacy Dialogues - Independent Samples
B)Non-parametric Tests - Legacy Dialogues - K Independent Samples
C)General Linear Model - Non-parametric Tests
D)Non-parametric Tests - Legacy Dialogues - Sample KW

Question 23

In SPSS,the Friedman test is found?

A)Non-parametric Tests - Legacy Dialogues - K Related Samples
B)Compare Means - Friedman Test
C)Compare Means - Related Samples
D)Non-parametric Tests - Legacy Dialogues - Friedman Test

Question 24

You have conducted research which is comparing leadership skills of primary,secondary and further education head teachers.Each group is a different size.Which non-parametric test would you use?

A)Friedman
B)Wilcoxon
C)Mann-Whitney
D)Kruskal-Wallis