1. Is there a significant decrease in body weight for patients after participating in a 7 week special weight loss diet?

What is the best method of analysis?

a)a)one-way ANOVA

b)b)independent sample t-test

c)c)one-sample t-test

d)D)paired sample t-test

2.Is there a significant decrease in body weight for patients after participating in a 7 week special weight loss diet?

What is theindependent variable?

a)a)weight (categorical)

b)b)before/after diet (categorical)

c)c)weight (continuous)

d)d) before/after diet (continuous)

3Is there a difference in SAT scores for high school seniors attending Bass High, Flounder High and Minnow High.

What is the best method of analysis?

a)paired sample t-test

b)independent sample t-test

c)three-way ANOVA

d)one-way ANOVA

4Is there a difference in SAT scores for high school seniors attending Bass High, Flounder High and Minnow High?

What is thedependent variable?

a)school (continuous)

b)school (categorical)

c)SAT scores (continuous)

d)SAT scores (categorical)

5Are the student final exam scores in classroom A significantly different than the average of classroom B, 80%?

a)independent sample t-test

b)one-way ANOVA

c)repeated measures ANOVA

d)one-sample t-test

6Are the student final exam scores in classroom A significantly different than the average of classroom B, 80%?

What is the dependent variable?

a)N/A, none

b)Students

c)final exam scores in classroom A

d)final exam scores in classroom B (80%)

7Do 2^ndgraders who use computer games to study spelling words perform better on their spelling tests than those who do not use computer games?

What is the best method of analysis for this research scenario?

a)one-way ANOVA

b)independent sample t-test

c)repeated measures ANOVA

d)paired sample t-test

8Do 2^ndgraders who use computer games to study spelling words perform better on their spelling tests than those who do not use computer games?

What is the independent variable?

a)use of computer games (continuous)

b)use of computer games (categorical)

c)spelling test grades (continuous)

d)n/a, none

9What are the effects of daily amount of TV viewing (<1 hour; 1-2 hours,>2 hours) on reading comprehension scores for elementary school children (first, second and third grade)?

What is the best method of analysis?

a)one-way ANOVA

b)independent sample t-test

c)two-way ANOVA

d)repeated measures ANOVA

10What are the effects of daily amount of TV viewing (<1 hour; 1-2 hours,>2 hours) on reading comprehension scores for elementary school children (first, second and third grade)?

What is thedependent variable?

a)amount of TV viewing (categorical)

b)reading comprehension scores (continuous)

c)grade (continuous)

d)grade (categorical)