Question 1 out of 6.

Which of the following are qualitative variables?

height measured in number of feet

weight measured in number of pounds

number of days it snowed

hair color

gender

average daily temperature

Question 2 out of 6.
In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability,
participants were divided into three groups: right-handed, lefthanded, and ambidextrous. Athletic ability was measured on a 12point scale. The independent variable is _________; the number of
levels of the independent variable is _______.

athletic ability; three

athletic ability; twelve

handedness; three

handedness; twelve

Question 3 out of 6.
In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability,
participants were divided into three groups: right-handed, lefthanded, and ambidextrous. Athletic ability was measured on a 12point scale. The dependent variable is
a. handedness.

b. athletic ability.

c. not described.

d. both a and b

Question 4 out of 6.
In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability,
participants were divided into three groups: right-handed, lefthanded, and ambidextrous. Athletic ability was measured on a 12point scale. Check all that apply. The variable athletic ability is
discrete.

qualitative.

continuous.

quantitative.

a dependent variable.

an independent variable.

Question 5 out of 6.
In an experiment on the effect of sleep on memory, the independent
variable is
number of hours of sleep

recall score on a memory test

gender of the subjects

gender of the experimenter

Question 6 out of 6.
In an experiment on the effect of sleep on memory, the dependent
variable is
number of hours of sleep

recall score on a memory test

gender of the subjects

gender of the experimenter

3. Which of the following best describes quantitative research?

a. the collection of non numerical data
b. an attempt to confirm the researchers hypotheses
c. research that is exploratory

d. research that attempts to generate a new theory

Data unit
A person

Numeric variable = Quantitative data

Categorica

"How many children do you have?"

4 children

"In which country were your c

born?"

"How much do you earn?"

$60,000 p.a.

"What is your occupation?"

"How many hours do you work?"

38 hours per week

"Do you work full-time or part

A house

"How many square metres is the

house?"

200 square metres

"In which city or town is the h

located?"

A business

"How many workers are currently

employed?"

264 employees

"What is the industry of the b

A farm

"How many milk cows are located on

the farm?

36 cows

"What is the main activity of t

1. No mayten tree is deciduous, and all nondeciduous trees are evergreens. It follows that all
mayten trees are evergreens.

A)
B) Inductive

2. Mike must belong to the Bartenders and Beverage Union Local 165, since almost every Los
Vegas bartender does.

A)
B) Inductive

Inductive

7. Obama will make a fine president. After all, he made a fine senator.

A)
B) Inductive

Inductive

6. Why is Sarah so mean to Janice? The only thing I can think of is that shes jealous. Jealousy is
whats making her mean.

A)
B) Deductive

Deductive

5. Since some grapes are purple, and all grapes are fruit, some fruit is purple.

A)
B) Deductive

Inductive

4. Ive never met a golden retriever with a nasty disposition. I bet there arent any.

A)
B) Inductive

Deductive

3. Either Colonel Mustard or Reverend Green killed Professor Plum. But whoever ran off with
Mrs. White did not kill the professor. Since Reverend Green ran off with Mrs. White, Colonel Mustard
killed Professor Plum.

A)
B) Deductive

Deductive

8. The figure he drew has only three sides, so it isnt a square.

Deductive

A)
B) Inductive

9. It was the pizza that made my stomach churn. What else could it be? I was fine until I ate it.

A)
B) Deductive

Deductive

Inductive

10. Its wrong to hurt someones feelings, and that is exactly what you are doing when you speak
to me like that.

A)
B) Deductive
Answer Key

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.B

Inductive