A hypothesis that defines a specific value of the population parameter that is of interest.

a.
Alternative hypothesis

b.
Null hypothesis

c.
Simple hypothesis

d.
Complex hypothesis
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The value of a perfect positive correlation is _______.

a.
1

b.
None of the choices

c.
0

d.
-1
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The null hypothesis is true and we accept it.

a.
None of the choices

b.
Error

c.
Correct decision

d.
Cannot be determined
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If the difference is very large, we accept our hypothesis about the population.
a.
True

b.
None of the choices

c.
Cannot be determined

d.
False
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These are the factors that affect the power of a test.

a.
The sample size

b.
All of the choices

c.
Whether the alternative hypothesis is a single-tailed or two-tailed test.

d.
The level of significance α
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It gives us a more precise measurement of the relationship between the two variables. 

a.
Probability distribution

b.
Hypothesis testing

c.
Correlation coefficient

d.
None of the choices
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To evaluate the sample mean against the hypothesized population mean, we use the
concept of z scores to determine how different the two means are.
a.
Cannot be determined

b.
False

c.
True

d.
None of the choices
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The null hypothesis always includes the possibility of equality.

a.
None of the choices

b.
Cannot be determined

c.
True

d.
False
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It provides the general framework of what we are testing and how to perform the test.

a.
None of the choices

b.
Theorem

c.
Proposition

d.
Hypothesis
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It is applied when the probability of success are not the same from trial to trial.
a.
Poisson Experiment

b.
Binomial Experiment

c.
Hypergeometric Experiment

d.
Discrete Probability Distribution
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Determine what type of random variable is represented in the given scenario.
“Number of television per household”

a.
Dependent Variables

b.
Continuous random variables

c.
Discrete random variables

d.
Independent Variables
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When there is no linear relationship between two variables, the correlation coefficient is
_____.

a.
1

b.
None of the choices

c.
-1

d.
0
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An outlier is an extreme observation that does not fit the general correlation or regression
pattern.
a.
True

b.
Cannot be determined

c.
False

d.
None of the choices
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It is an index that describes the relationship and can take on values between 1.0 and +1.0,
with a positive correlation coefficient indicating a positive correlation and a negative
correlation coefficient indicating a negative correlation.

a.
Correlation coefficient

b.
Probability distribution

c.
None of the choices
d.
Hypothesis testing
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It is the amount that is added to and subtracted from the mean to construct the confidence
interval.

a.
Margin of error

b.
Confidence Interval

c.
None of the above

d.
Confidence level
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If the points are far away from one another, and the imaginary oval is very wide, this means
that there is a weak correlation between the variables.

a.
None of the choices

b.
False

c.
True

d.
Cannot be determined
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Correlation does not imply causation. 

a.
False

b.
True

c.
Cannot be determined
d.
None of the choices
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The numerical measure that we use to determine the strength of the sample evidence we
are willing to consider strong enough to reject H0.

a.
Level of significance

b.
Confidence Interval

c.
Confidence level

d.
Margin of error
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It is a conjecture about a characteristic or set of facts

a.
Theorem

b.
Hypothesis

c.
None of the choices

d.
Proposition
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It simply means two variables.

a.
All of the above

b.
Binomial

c.
Bivariate
d.
Univariate
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The null hypothesis is false and we accept it.

a.
Cannot be determined

b.
Error

c.
None of the choices

d.
Correct decision
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It explains the nature of the relationship between the two variables.

a.
Correlation coefficient

b.
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

c.
Parameter

d.
Regression coefficient
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As the level of significance or alpha level increases, the probability of making a Type II error
(β) decreases and vice versa.

a.
Cannot be determined

b.
False

c.
True
d.
None of the choices
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We establish critical regions based on ________________.

a.
Confidence level

b.
Confidence Interval

c.
Level of significance

d.
Margin of error
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It is a statistic that is used to measure the strength and direction of a linear correlation.

a.
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient 

b.
Parameter

c.
Correlation

d.
Expected Value
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The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within three standard deviation of the
mean is ________.

a.
about 95%

b.
about 68%

c.
about 34.13%
d.
about 99.7%
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It gives us a more precise measurement of the relationship between the two variables. 

a.
Probability distribution

b.
None of the choices

c.
Correlation coefficient

d.
Hypothesis testing
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An influential point in regression is one whose removal would greatly impact the equation
of the regression line. 

a.
False

b.
None of the choices

c.
True

d.
Cannot be determined
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If the points are close to one another and the width of the imaginary oval is small, this
means that there is a strong correlation between the variables

a.
True

b.
None of the choices

c.
Cannot be determined
d.
False
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The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within two standard deviation of the
mean is ________.

a.
about 95%

b.
about 34.13%

c.
about 68%

d.
about 99.7%
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As the confidence interval for a given statistic increases in length, the confidence level
increases.

a.
False

b.
Cannot be determined

c.
True

d.
None of the choices
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The null hypothesis is false and we reject it.

a.
Error

b.
None of the choices

c.
Correct decision
d.
Cannot be determined
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It is the range of possible values.

a.
Confidence level

b.
Margin of error

c.
None of the above

d.
Confidence Interval
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If our data results in a statistic that falls within the region determined by the level of
significance then we accept H0.

a.
None of the choices

b.
True

c.
False

d.
Cannot be determined
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It involves using data to calculate a line that best fits that data and then using that line to
predict scores. 

a.
Linear regression

b.
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

c.
Linear correlation

d.
Parameter
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This is a complete description of all the possible values of the random variable, along with
their associated probabilities.

a.
Random Experiment

b.
Cumulative Distribution Function

c.
None of the choices

d.
Probability Distribution
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It is a function or rule that assigns a number to each outcome of an experiment.

a.
Independent Variable

b.
Probability Experiment

c.
Random variable

d.
Dependent Variable
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If the difference is very large, we accept our hypothesis about the population.

a.
True

b.
False
c.
Cannot be determined

d.
None of the choices
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A single-tail hypothesis simply states that the mean is greater or less than the hypothesized
value.

a.
False

b.
True

c.
Cannot be determined

d.
None of the choices
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This level indicates the level of assurance you have that the resulting confidence interval
encloses the unknown population mean.

a.
None of the above

b.
Confidence Interval

c.
Margin of error

d.
Confidence level
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We use statistical tests to determine if the sample data give good evidence against the
claim (H0). 

a.
False
b.
None of the choices

c.
Cannot be determined

d.
True
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The value of a perfect negative correlation is ______. 

a.
1

b.
0

c.
-1

d.
None of the choices
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It is a measure of the number of standard deviations a particular data point is away from the
mean. 

a.
z-score

b.
t-score

c.
variance

d.
p-value
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The absolute value of the coefficient indicates the magnitude, or the strength, of the
relationship. 

a.
True
b.
False

c.
Cannot be determined

d.
None of the choices
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It is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false.

a.
Hypothesis testing

b.
Power of the test

c.
Margin of error

d.
Probability distribution
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The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within one standard deviation of the
mean is ________.

a.
about 34.13%

b.
about 68%

c.
about 95%

d.
about 99.7%
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When all the points on a scatterplot lie on a straight line, you have what is called a perfect
correlation between the two variables.

a.
Perfect correlation
b.
Zero correlation 

c.
Negative correlation

d.
Positive correlation
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The null hypothesis is true and we reject it.

a.
Error

b.
Correct decision

c.
None of the choices

d.
Cannot be determined
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A scatterplot in which the points do not have a linear trend.

a.
Zero correlation 

b.
Negative correlation

c.
Perfect correlation

d.
Positive correlation
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The alternative hypothesis states that there is no difference between the hypothesized
population mean and the sample mean.

a.
False
b.
True

c.
Cannot be determined

d.
None of the choices
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