MULTIPLE QUESTIONS:

Identify the dependent variable in a quantitative study studying the effects of a GRE preparation course on GRE scores for Black and Latino male and female students. a.GRE score

b.sex/gender

c.race/ethnicity

d.GRE preparation course

Research aligned with this worldview focuses on asymmetrical power relationships and inequities, while linking political and social action to confront social oppression at all levels.

a.transformative

b.postpositivism

c.pragmatism

d.constructivism

Which of the following is the main focus of constructivism?

a.participants views of a situation

b.determining proper research methods

c.cause and effect

d.finding the truth

Which of the following represents a quantitative research design?

a.ethnography

b.survey research

c.narrative research

d.phenomenological research

The correlation coefficient is used to determine

a.A specific value of the y-variable given a specific value of the x-variable

b.A specific value of the x-variable given a specific value of the y-variable

c.The strength of the relationship between the x and y variables

d.None of these

If two variables, x and y, have a very strong linear relationship, then

a.there is evidence that x causes a change in y

b.there is evidence that y causes a change in x

c.there might not be any causal relationship between x and y

d.None of these alternatives is correct.

If the values of two variables move in the same direction, ___________.

a.The correlation is said to be positive b.The correlation is said to be linear

c.The correlation is said to be non-linear d.The correlation is said to be negative

If the values of two variables move in the opposite direction, ___________.

a.The correlation is said to be non-linear b.The correlation is said to be positive c.The correlation is said to be linear d.The correlation is said to be negative

A Type II error occurs when

a.a null hypothesis is not rejected but should be rejected.

b.there is no null hypothesis.

c.a null hypothesis is rejected but should not be rejected.

d.a test statistic is incorrect.

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A list of 5 pulse rates is: 70, 64, 80, 74, 92. What is the median for this list?

a.80

b.76

c.77

d.74