Conceptual Questions

Bonus (1pt): In the table below, which variable is most correlated with a person’s reported life satisfaction? Life Satisfaction Correlates   Outcome Variable: Life Satisfaction Score Daily stress reported -0.37* Number of friends 0.42 Yearly income 0.25* * = p < 0.05

The better your time management skills are, the more work you can complete. This is an example of a ____________.

Which of the following is the weakest correlation? [a] [b] [c] [d]   (Write your answer below; careful not to make a typo)

Which statistic treats its results like a category rather than a quantitative value?

What is the Median for Condition A?   Data Table Condition A Condition B Condition C Condition D [a1] 5 47 18 [a2] 4 32 16 [a3] 3 38 25 [a4] 4 23 19 [a5] 6 90 10 [a6] 7 68 19 [o] 4 26 24 [a8] 9 64 12

If the correlation between back pain and hours spent driving is [r1]. What percent of back pain’s variance is explained by hours spent driving (coefficient of determination)? Write your answer below as a whole number percentage without the % symbol. Your answer should be to 1 decimal place. Example: 0.3421 = 34.2

The correlation between dancing frequency and health is [r]. What percent of the dancing frequency’s variance is explained by health (i.e., coefficient of determination)? Write your answer below as a whole number percentage without the % symbol. Your answer should be to 1 decimal place. Example: 0.3421 = 34.2   |    -0.1428 = -14.3

Which of the following is an ORDINAL scale of measure?

Which measure of spread is least precise?