Why would we reverse code a Likert scale question?

Select one:

a. Because half of the questions must be reverse coded to prevent researcher bias

b. Because the question is negatively worded

c. Because we want a negative response from the survey taker

d. All of the above are good reasons to reverse code a Likert scale question.

2-

All of the following statements regarding the median are FALSE, EXCEPT:

Select one:

a. The median can be a number that does not appear in the data set

b. There may not be a median in a given data set

c. A data set may have more than one median

d. The median is the number that appears the most times in a data set

e. All of the above statements about the median are false.

3-

In a research paper, the abstract should describe your research question and the issues you tested WITHOUT revealing your findings.

Select one:

True

False

4-

What are the two categories of basic survey questions?

Select one:

a. Likert, Ethical

b. Background, Yes/No

c. Survey, Yes/No

d. Likert, Background

5-

In the population, the average IQ is 100 with a standard deviation of 15. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person will have an IQ of at least 105?

Select one:

a. 37%

b. 63%

c. 13%

d. 87%

6-

The __________ variable is the one researchers will think will affect the __________ variable(s).

Select one:

a. independent / dependent

b. dependent / independent

c. independent / confounding

d. dependent / confounding

7-

The most common reason you would see the value "1" in a correlation table is __________.

Select one:

a. when it indicates that a variable is perfectly correlated with itself

b. when it shows that two different variables are perfectly correlated with each other

c. when there is not enough data to determine correlation

d. when a correlation is statistically insignificant