Choose the letter of the most appropriate answer.   Which of the following is TRUE about features of quasi-experimental research design? A.manipulation, control group, randomization  B.manipulation, but no control group or randomization  C.no manipulation of independent variable  D.use of correlational approach  2. The sum of the values of a variable for a set of observations, divided by the number of observations in the set refers to: A.mean  B.standard deviation  C.median  D.mode  3. Which of the following is NOT a multivariate statistical approach?  A.analysis of covariance  B.analysis of variance  C.multiple regression  D.factor analysis  4. The term used to indicate the placebo effect in which the knowledge of being included in a study causes people to change their behaviors, thereby obscuring the variable of interest: A.validity  B.Hawthorne effect  C.manipulation  D.randomization  5. The probability that a given effect will be detected using a sample of specified size, with the probability level of statistical test being set at predetermined level is: A.internal validity  B.power of statistical test  C.reliability of a study  D.external validity

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Choose the letter of the most appropriate answer.

 

  1. Which of the following is TRUE about features of quasi-experimental research design?

A.manipulation, control group, randomization 

B.manipulation, but no control group or randomization 

C.no manipulation of independent variable 

D.use of correlational approach 

2. The sum of the values of a variable for a set of observations, divided by the number of observations in the set refers to:

A.mean 

B.standard deviation 

C.median 

D.mode 

3. Which of the following is NOT a multivariate statistical approach? 

A.analysis of covariance 

B.analysis of variance 

C.multiple regression 

D.factor analysis 

4. The term used to indicate the placebo effect in which the knowledge of being included in a study causes people to change their behaviors, thereby obscuring the variable of interest:

A.validity 

B.Hawthorne effect 

C.manipulation 

D.randomization 

5. The probability that a given effect will be detected using a sample of specified size, with the probability level of statistical test being set at predetermined level is:

A.internal validity 

B.power of statistical test 

C.reliability of a study 

D.external validity 

 

 

 

 

 

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