Nonparametric Statistics MCQs
Nonparametric Statistics MCQs
The following Nonparametric Statistics MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Nonparametric Statistics. We encourage you to answer these 20 multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: A nonparametric test used with one nominal variable having ____categories is called chi square goodness of fit
A. One
B. Two
C. Two or more
D. Zero
2: Chi square test for independence is a nonparametric test used with ____ nominal variables having two or more categories; tests whether the frequency distributions of two variables are independent.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Zero
3: Nonparametric tests used with ____ data that compare expected versus observed frequencies is chi square test
A. Ordinal
B. Nominal
C. Normal
D. Constant
4: A nonparametric statistic used to ana-lyze nominal data from a study that includes ___ dependent groups is cochran q test
A. Two
B. One
C. Zero
D. Three or more
5: Contingency coefficient squared is used to determine the effect size for a contingency table larger than 2 ×2 and with an equal number of rows and columns (3 ×3, 4 × 4, etc.).
A. True
B. False
6: A matrix that presents frequencies representing the combined levels of two variables is called
A. Periodic table
B. Math table
C. Contingency table
D. All of these
7: Cramer's v squared is an effect size statistic used when a contingency table is larger than a 2 × 2 and the number of rows and columns are different numbers (3 × 4, 4 × 2, etc.).
A. True
B. False
8: The frequency or count we expect in a category according to the null hypothesis is called
A. Unexpected frequency
B. Expected frequency
C. Total frequency
D. All of these
9: A nonparamet-ric test used to analyze ordinal or ranked data from a study with one variable with three or more dependent groups is friedman chi squared
A. True
B. False
10: A nonparametric test used to ana-lyze ordinal data from a study with one variable with at least three levels is called
A. Mann whitney test
B. Kruskal wellis h test
C. Mcnemar test
D. All of these
11: A nonparametric test used to analyze ordinal data from two independent groups when n ≤ 20/group is called
A. Mann whitney test
B. Kruskal wellis h test
C. Mcnemar test
D. All of these
12: A nonparametric statistic used to analyze nominal data from a study using two dependent (matched or repeated measures) groups is called
A. Mann whitney test
B. Kruskal wellis h test
C. Mcnemar test
D. All of these
13: Non parametric Statistics used to analyze nominal and ordinal (ranked) data or used when the assumptions of parametric statistics are violated.
A. True
B. False
14: The frequency or count we obtain in a particular category is called
A. Unexpected frequency
B. Expected frequency
C. Total frequency
D. Observed frequency
15: Parametric Statistics used to analyze interval and ratio data and that assume a normal distribution and homogeneity of variance between groups.
A. True
B. False
16: Interpreted as the percentage of variability accounted for in the frequency of one variable by knowing its relation-ship with a second variable is called
A. Phi
B. Phi squared
C. Sigma
D. None of these
17: Rank sums test is a nonparametric test used to analyze ordinal data from two independent groups when at least one of the groups has more than ___
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 50
18: Spearman's rho is a commonly used nonparamet-ric statistic that analyzes the relationship or correlation between two ordinal variables.
A. True
B. False
19: Wilcoxon t test is a nonparametric test used to analyze ordinal data collected from ____dependent groups.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Zero
20: Nonparametric test statistics are used when we have ______.
A. Nominal or ordinal data or unequal variances among groups
B. Small samples
C. Violated the assumption of similar variances
D. All of these
21: If Pat hypothesizes that three times as many African American as Caucasian males are imprisoned, she would compute a ______.
A. A chi-square goodness of fit for equal frequencies
B. A chi-square goodness of fit for unequal frequencies
C. A chi-square test for independence
D. Correlation coefficient
22: The matrix which represents the frequencies of the combined levels of the categories for a chi-square test of independence is called a ______.
A. Latin square
B. Summary table
C. Observed frequencies table
D. Contingency table
23: Assumptions of parametric statistics include ______.
A. Large sample size
B. An independent variable
C. Normally distributed measure
D. Nominal or ordinal data
24: Nonparametric tests used to analyze ordinal data include ______.
A. Point-biserial correlation and Spearman’s rho
B. Cramer’s V test and Kruskal–Wallis H test
C. Chi-square goodness of fit and Kruskal–Wallis H test
D. Spearman’s rho and Mann–Whitney U test
25: The chi-square test for independence is appropriate when we have ______.
A. Ranking data
B. Ordinal data
C. Two nominal variables with two or more categories
D. One nominal variable with at least two categories
26: A track coach wants to know whether her cross-country runners’ order for finishing on the home course is consistent with their order at other courses. She correlates 15 runners’ ranks for a home meet with their ranks for the next away meet. The appropriate statistic for this correlation is a ______.
A. Chi-square test for independence
B. Spearman’s rho
C. Point-biserial correlation
D. Pearson’s correlation
27: The observed frequency is the ______.
A. Number we would expect in a category according to the null hypothesis
B. Number we obtain in a particular category
C. Frequency we hope to get in each category
D. Frequency reported in the literature for a particular category
28: The statistical test used to analyze nominal data from a study using two dependent groups is the ______.
A. Chi-square goodness of fit
B. Chi-square test for independence
C. McNemar test
D. Cochran Q test
29: If Jon wants to compare whether there is a difference in the number of people over and under 30 years of age who report using texting as their primary mode of communication, the appropriate test would be ______.
A. Chi-square goodness of fit
B. Chi-square test for independence
C. Either chi-square test is appropriate
D. Phi squared
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