Exam Prep for:: Idiots Guides Statistics

By Mzn Lnx

Statistics is a branch of mathematics that studies variability, as well as the random process that generates it, following laws of probability. This book provides over 2,000 Exam Prep questions and answers to accompany the text Idiots Guides Statistics Items include highly probable exam items: Relative standard deviation, Standard deviation, Strictly standardized mean difference, Lehmer mean, Range condition scoring, Geometric standard deviation, Power mean, Variogram, Quartile coefficient of dispersion,  and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Release date: May 31, 2019

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Research methods

Summary statistics

Probability and statistics

Regression analysis

Statistical inference

Multivariate statistics

Index: Answers

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Research methods

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:: Statistical terminology ::

Exam Probability: High

1. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Raw score

b. Endogeneity

c. Noncentrality parameter

d. frequentist

Guidance: level 1

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:: Logic ::

Exam Probability: Medium

2. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Apophasis

b. Train of thought

c. Vaisheshika

d. Logic

Guidance: level 1

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:: Exploratory data analysis ::

Exam Probability: Medium

3. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Projection pursuit

b. Stem-and-leaf display

c. Midhinge

d. John Tukey

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical ratios ::

Exam Probability: Low

4. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Treynor ratio

b. Survival rate

c. Failure rate

d. Conditional probability

Guidance: level 1

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:: Logic and statistics ::

Exam Probability: Medium

5. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. hypothesis test

b. Inference

c. Epilogism

d. Statistical proof

Guidance: level 1

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:: Numerical analysis ::

Exam Probability: High

6. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. International Workshops on Lattice QCD and Numerical Analysis

b. Approximation

c. Numerical model of the Solar System

d. Continuous wavelet

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical tests ::

Exam Probability: Medium

7. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Separation test

b. Levene's test

c. one-tailed test

d. Two-tailed test

Guidance: level 1

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:: Missing data ::

Exam Probability: High

8. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Listwise deletion

b. Geo-imputation

c. Missing completely at random

Guidance: level 1

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:: Estimation of densities ::

Exam Probability: Low

9. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Kernel density estimation

b. Histogram

c. Density estimation

d. Mean integrated squared error

Guidance: level 1

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:: Structure ::

Exam Probability: Low

10. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Triarchy

b. Shape

c. Heterarchy

d. Abstract structure

Guidance: level 1

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:: History of chemistry ::

Exam Probability: High

11. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Principle

b. Dyson Perrins Laboratory

c. Andrew Norman Meldrum

d. Mary Elvira Weeks

Guidance: level 1

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:: Dimensionless numbers ::

Exam Probability: High

12. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Linear relationship

b. Sinuosity

c. Goodness factor

d. Weber number

Guidance: level 1

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:: Sampling techniques ::

Exam Probability: High

13. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Line-intercept sampling

b. Poisson sampling

c. Convenience sampling

d. Multistage sampling

Guidance: level 1

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:: Sampling (statistics) ::

Exam Probability: High

14. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Census

b. Sampling error

c. Selective recruitment

d. Scale analysis

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical methods ::

Exam Probability: Medium

15. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Plot sampling

b. Smoothing spline

c. Canonical correspondence analysis

d. Descriptive research

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical approximations ::

Exam Probability: Medium

16. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Empirical rule

b. Function approximation

c. Rule of three

d. Binomial proportion confidence interval

Guidance: level 1

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:: Hypothesis testing ::

Exam Probability: Low

17. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. P-rep

b. Size

c. Paired difference test

d. Uniformly most powerful test

Guidance: level 1

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:: Categorical data ::

Exam Probability: Low

18. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Contingency table

b. Cross tabulation

c. Logit

d. Positive and negative predictive values

Guidance: level 1

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:: Regression analysis ::

Exam Probability: Medium

19. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Curve fitting

b. Sobel test

c. Standardized coefficient

d. Multicollinearity

Guidance: level 1

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:: Data collection ::

Exam Probability: Medium

20. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Computer-assisted telephone interviewing

b. Flow tracer

c. North Atlantic Population Project

d. Data collection

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical data types ::

Exam Probability: Low

21. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. cross-sectional

b. Count data

c. Bivariate data

d. Statistical data type

Guidance: level 1

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:: Algebra of random variables ::

Exam Probability: Low

22. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Covariance

b. Interval propagation

c. Law of total cumulance

d. Ratio distribution

Guidance: level 1

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:: Scale statistics ::

Exam Probability: Low

23. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Interdecile range

b. Range

c. Geometric standard deviation

Guidance: level 1

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:: Analysis of variance ::

Exam Probability: Low

24. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Analysis of variance

b. Association scheme

c. Generalized randomized block design

d. Pooled variance

Guidance: level 1

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:: Summary statistics ::

Exam Probability: Medium

25. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Quartile

b. First quartile

c. Average

d. Nonparametric skew

Guidance: level 1

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:: Euclidean plane geometry ::

Exam Probability: Medium

26. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Orchard-planting problem

b. Polygon

c. Harmonic division

d. Doubling the cube

Guidance: level 1

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:: Elementary arithmetic ::

Exam Probability: High

27. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Repeating decimal

b. Negative number

c. Carry

d. Percentage

Guidance: level 1

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:: Non-parametric statistics ::

Exam Probability: High

28. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Ranking

b. Fisher's exact

c. Non-parametric statistics

d. Kruskal-Wallis test

Guidance: level 1

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:: Scientific method ::

Exam Probability: Low

29. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Experimentum crucis

b. Principle of similitude

c. Translational science

d. Double-blind

Guidance: level 1

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:: Meta-analysis ::

Exam Probability: Medium

30. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Rank product

b. Homogeneity

c. Combinatorial meta-analysis

d. Review article

Guidance: level 1

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:: Elementary geometry ::

Exam Probability: Medium

31. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Golden angle

b. Line segment

c. Midpoint

d. Euclidean geometry

Guidance: level 1

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:: Experiments ::

Exam Probability: Low

32. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Experimental design

b. Cranfield Experiments

c. control variable

d. Inflatable Antenna Experiment

Guidance: level 1

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:: Research ::

Exam Probability: High

33. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Research spin-off

b. Applied research

c. Canada Research Chair

d. Population Investigation Committee

Guidance: level 1

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:: Evidence ::

Exam Probability: Medium

34. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Evidence

b. Evidentiality

c. Anecdotal evidence

d. Consilience

Guidance: level 1

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:: Validity (statistics) ::

Exam Probability: High

35. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Convergent validity

b. Reproducibility

c. External validity

d. Validity

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical charts and diagrams ::

Exam Probability: Medium

36. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Self-similarity matrix

b. Pictogram

c. Treemapping

d. Semi-log plot

Guidance: level 1

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:: Theory of probability distributions ::

Exam Probability: Medium

37. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Monotone likelihood ratio

b. Probability distribution function

c. Quantile function

d. Kurtosis

Guidance: level 1

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:: Estimation theory ::

Exam Probability: Low

38. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Motion estimation

b. Minimum mean square error

c. Generalized canonical correlation

d. Matched filter

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical data types ::

Exam Probability: Low

39. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. High School and Beyond

b. Cross-sectional

c. Censoring

d. Binary data

Guidance: level 1

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:: Methods in sociology ::

Exam Probability: High

40. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Comparative historical research

b. Observational research

c. Focus group

d. Critical discourse analysis

Guidance: level 1

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:: Logical expressions ::

Exam Probability: Low

41. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Sequent

b. Tautology

c. Theory

d. Well-formed formula

Guidance: level 1

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:: Causal inference ::

Exam Probability: High

42. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Qualitative comparative analysis

b. Ignorability

c. Internal validity

d. Simpson's paradox

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical terminology ::

Exam Probability: High

43. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Relative variance

b. Ceiling effect

c. Univariate

d. Data binning

Guidance: level 1

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:: Probability distributions ::

Exam Probability: Low

44. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Variance-gamma distribution

b. Pareto distribution

c. Generalized logistic distribution

d. Probability distribution

Guidance: level 1

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:: Philosophy of science ::

Exam Probability: Medium

45. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Causation in Sciences Project

b. Scientific temper

c. Situational analysis

d. Lie-to-children

Guidance: level 1

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:: Probability theory ::

Exam Probability: High

46. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. Probability theory

b. Total variation

c. Indecomposable distribution

d. Sigma-algebra

Guidance: level 1

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:: Statistical outliers ::

Exam Probability: High

47. Answer choices:

(click for correct answer)

a. boxplot

b. box-and-whisker plot

c. Outlier

d. Box